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Society Quotes

"Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific task while on line."

"Congress will pass a law restricting public comment on the Internet to individuals who have spent a minimum of one hour actually accomplishing a specific task while on line."

Andy Grove, Hungarian Businessman

Society, Congress, Internet, Law, Public

5

"Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still."

"Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still."

Charles Edison, American Businessman

Society, Progress, Constitution

5

"The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent."

"The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent."

Stanley Baldwin, English Statesman

Society, Gentleman

5

"Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night."

"Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one dollar per hour, and they always tipped me at the end of the night."

Mary Lou Williams, American Musician

Society, Churches, End, Night

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"The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more."

"The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more."

Aristotle, Greek Philosopher

Society, Beginning, Desire, Property, Reform

5

"It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced."

"It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced."

Tom Brokaw, American Journalist

5

"Eroding solidarity paradoxically makes a society more susceptible to the construction of substitute collectives and fascisms of all kinds."

"Eroding solidarity paradoxically makes a society more susceptible to the construction of substitute collectives and fascisms of all kinds."

Elfriede Jelinek, American Playwright

Society, Solidarity

5

"I have seen the day, when, if a man made himself ridiculous, the world would laugh at him. But now, everything that is mean, disgusting, and absurd, pleases them but so much the better!"

"I have seen the day, when, if a man made himself ridiculous, the world would laugh at him. But now, everything that is mean, disgusting, and absurd, pleases them but so much the better!"

Joanna Baillie, Scottish Poet

Society, Day, Man, Now, World

5

"To Conquer The Lust For Power Is To Establish A Society A Society That Reflects Heaven On Earth."

"To Conquer The Lust For Power Is To Establish A Society A Society That Reflects Heaven On Earth."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Society, Power, Conquest, Heaven

5

"The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means."

"The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means."

Georges Bernanos, French Author

Society, Corruption, End, First

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"A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world."

"A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world."

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian Statesman

Society, Past, Present, World

5

"The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence."

"The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence."

Charles Sturt, Australian Explorer

Society, Consideration, Future, Land

5

"We provide many options in many product areas that they seem to want to adopt, and that's working well for us."

"We provide many options in many product areas that they seem to want to adopt, and that's working well for us."

Jim Barksdale, American Businessman

Society, Options, Want

5

"In Italy, on the breaking up of the Roman Empire, society might be said to be resolved into its original elements, - into hostile atoms, whose only movement was that of mutual repulsion."

"In Italy, on the breaking up of the Roman Empire, society might be said to be resolved into its original elements, - into hostile atoms, whose only movement was that of mutual repulsion."

Edward Everett, American Statesman

Society, Atoms, Italy

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"I don't think the English like me. I sold a colossal best seller in America, and they never really forgave me."

"I don't think the English like me. I sold a colossal best seller in America, and they never really forgave me."

John Fowles, English Novelist

Society, America

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"In America nothing dies easier than tradition."

"In America nothing dies easier than tradition."

Russell Baker, American Journalist

Society, America, Nothing, Tradition

5

"Now domestication and sophistication of men by women are the norm and acceptable by society, but they are terrible for manhood."

"Now domestication and sophistication of men by women are the norm and acceptable by society, but they are terrible for manhood."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Society, Domestication, Manhood, Norms

5

"I find the earth to be a place of misery in which I am surrounded by the conformity that kills society."

"I find the earth to be a place of misery in which I am surrounded by the conformity that kills society."

Matt LeBlanc, American Actor

Society, Conformity, Earth, Misery

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"Do you notice the abused of your society? Take a decision, make plans, strategize, to begin to proclaim and establish justice in your world."

"Do you notice the abused of your society? Take a decision, make plans, strategize, to begin to proclaim and establish justice in your world."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Society, Abuse, Justice, Action

5

"The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer."

"The forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer."

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Leader

5

"Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological society."

"Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological society."

Jacques Ellul, French Philosopher

5

"Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don't have laws that segregate black people within the society any longer."

"Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years. We don't have laws that segregate black people within the society any longer."

Angela Davis, American Activist

Society, People, Progress, Laws

5

"We need a new Latin American policy that is bold - different. We need to focus on building civil society, focus on the lack of infrastructure. We need look at ways to foster economic opportunity.There needs to be a more comprehensive economic vision in the region."

"We need a new Latin American policy that is bold - different. We need to focus on building civil society, focus on the lack of infrastructure. We need look at ways to foster economic opportunity.There needs to be a more comprehensive economic vision in the region."

Mel Martinez, American Politician

Society, Policy, Opportunity, Vision

5

"If you ask me to summarise our mission, I would put it this way: We were a military regime that sought to lay the foundations for freedom and liberty in a complex society."

"If you ask me to summarise our mission, I would put it this way: We were a military regime that sought to lay the foundations for freedom and liberty in a complex society."

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian Statesman

Society, Freedom, Liberty, Military

5

"The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system of civil justice and of criminal justice as well."

"The American people do not want people thumbing their nose at the law. It undercuts the very fabric of our society and the system of civil justice and of criminal justice as well."

Ernest Istook, American Politician

Society, People, Justice

5

"The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head."

"The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

Society, First, Instinct, Poison

5

"Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest."

"Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has to take the place of the victim and on his behalf demand atonement or grant forgiveness; it is the one crime in which society has a direct interest."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

Society, Forgiveness, Crime, Interest

5

"Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society."

"Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society."

Natan Sharansky, Russian Writer

Society, Fear, Dissent, Question

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"Since we live in a world of appearances, people are judged by what they seem to be. If the mind can't read the predictable features, it reacts with alarm or aversion. Faces which don't fit in the picture are socially banned. An ugly countenance, a hideous outlook can be considered as a crime and criminals must be inexorably discarded from society. ['Ugly mug offense']"

"Since we live in a world of appearances, people are judged by what they seem to be. If the mind can't read the predictable features, it reacts with alarm or aversion. Faces which don't fit in the picture are socially banned. An ugly countenance, a hideous outlook can be considered as a crime and criminals must be inexorably discarded from society. ['Ugly mug offense']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Society, Appearance, Judgment, Social, Alienation

5

"I can't say that I've changed anybody's life, ever, and that's the real work of the world, if you want a better society."

"I can't say that I've changed anybody's life, ever, and that's the real work of the world, if you want a better society."

Charles Kuralt, American Journalist

Society, Work, Life, Want

5

"Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order -in short, of government."

"Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order -in short, of government."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Society, Peace, Justice, Law, Order

5

"What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile."

"What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile."

Jack Kevorkian, American Activist

Society, Contempt, Enjoyment, Smile

5

"I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of my law society; the lead guitarist and writer worked at the law firm that I worked."

"I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of my law society; the lead guitarist and writer worked at the law firm that I worked."

Gerard Butler, Scottish Actor

Society, Law, President, Training

5

"Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society."

"Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society."

Andrei Sakharov, Russian Physicist

Society, Country, Economy, Rights

5

"Police are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of authority is the most prosperous criminal position available."

"Police are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of authority is the most prosperous criminal position available."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

Society, Police, Corruption, Authority, Power

5

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

John F. Kennedy, American President

Society, Help, Poor

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"You have forgotten the Onewho doesn't care about ownership,who doesn't try to turn a profitfrom every human exchange."

"You have forgotten the Onewho doesn't care about ownership,who doesn't try to turn a profitfrom every human exchange."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Society, Ownership, Profit, Exchange, Humanity

5

"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

Vince Lombardi, American Coach

Society, Work, Civilization, Commitment

5

"It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society."

"It is better, as far as getting the vote is concerned, I believe, to have a small, united group than an immense debating society."

Alice Paul, American Activist

Society, United, Vote

5

"I don't want what I am saying to sound like a prophecy or anything like an analysis of modern society... these are only feelings I have, and I am the least speculative man on earth."

"I don't want what I am saying to sound like a prophecy or anything like an analysis of modern society... these are only feelings I have, and I am the least speculative man on earth."

Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian Director

Society, Feelings, Earth, Man

5

"Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society."

"Though neglectful of their responsibility to protect science, scientists are increasingly aware of their responsibility to society."

John Charles Polanyi, Canadian Scientist

Society, Science, Responsibility, Scientists

5

"I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees."

"I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees."

Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian Novelist

5

"I know not whether laws be right Or whether laws be wrong All that we know who lie in gaol Is that the wall is strong And that each day is like a year A year whose days are long."

"I know not whether laws be right Or whether laws be wrong All that we know who lie in gaol Is that the wall is strong And that each day is like a year A year whose days are long."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

Society, Law, Prison, Time, Injustice

5

"Touching your cap to the squire may be damn bad for the squire, but it's damn good for you."

"Touching your cap to the squire may be damn bad for the squire, but it's damn good for you."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Society, Authority, Respect, Class, Power

5

"Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church."

"Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church."

Joseph Ratzinger, German Clergyman

Society, Church, Democracy

5

"Religious extremism is fatal to those who don't conform to its values, or remold or submit themselves to its 'principles'. It craves control and power - and power is the one tool that enables it to wreak its characteristic havoc, destruction and cruelty upon those it chooses to label as scapegoats. Giving in to extremists enables them and empowers them - and worse, it encourages them."

"Religious extremism is fatal to those who don't conform to its values, or remold or submit themselves to its 'principles'. It craves control and power - and power is the one tool that enables it to wreak its characteristic havoc, destruction and cruelty upon those it chooses to label as scapegoats. Giving in to extremists enables them and empowers them - and worse, it encourages them."

Christina Engela, South African Author

Society, Power, Control, Conflict, Justice

5

"Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence, around the capitalist and the laborer, of a great, industrious, and prosperous society."

"Moreover, there is an unearned increment on capital and on labor, due to the presence, around the capitalist and the laborer, of a great, industrious, and prosperous society."

William Graham Sumner, American Businessman

5

"It didn't come from the Government down. There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure carried the trick, thank God."

"It didn't come from the Government down. There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure carried the trick, thank God."

Ray Bradbury, American Writer

Society, Government, Technology, Exploitation, Minority

5

"At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas of which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question. It is not exactly forbidden to say this, that or the other, but it is "not done to say it. Anyone who challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with surprising effectiveness. A genuinely unfashionable opinion is almost never given a fair hearing, either in the popular press or in the high-brow periodicals."

"At any given moment there is an orthodoxy, a body of ideas of which it is assumed that all right-thinking people will accept without question. It is not exactly forbidden to say this, that or the other, but it is "not done to say it. Anyone who challenges the prevailing orthodoxy finds himself silenced with surprising effectiveness. A genuinely unfashionable opinion is almost never given a fair hearing, either in the popular press or in the high-brow periodicals."

George Orwell, British Author

Society, Opinion, Censorship, Freedom, Truth

5

"Darkness falls upon Humanityand faces become terriblethingsthat wanted more than therewas.all our days are marked withunexpectedaffronts - somedisastrous, othersless sobut the process iswearing andcontinuous.attrition rules.most givewayleavingempty spaceswhere people shouldbe.and nowas we ready to self-destructthere is very little left tokillwhich makes the tragedyless and moremuch muchmore."

"Darkness falls upon Humanityand faces become terriblethingsthat wanted more than therewas.all our days are marked withunexpectedaffronts - somedisastrous, othersless sobut the process iswearing andcontinuous.attrition rules.most givewayleavingempty spaceswhere people shouldbe.and nowas we ready to self-destructthere is very little left tokillwhich makes the tragedyless and moremuch muchmore."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Society, Darkness, Humanity, Destruction, Tragedy

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