952 private quotes tagged society

“All the United States, it is a society that is split like to the bottom, that had very poor people in the country that is one of the wealthiest countries.” — Desmond Tutu

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“I am certain no one sets out to be cruel, but our treatment of the elderly ill seems to have no philosophy to it. As a society, we should establish whether we have a policy of life at any cost.” — Terry Pratchett

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“We have the opportunity to move not only toward the rich society and the powerful society, but upward to the Great Society.” — Lyndon B. Johnson

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“I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.” — Elizabeth Gilbert

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“Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.” — Henry Van Dyke

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“My brand is a demography-breaker. It speaks to all homemakers and women from all walks of life and all across society.” — Sandra Lee

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“The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society.” — Clara Zetkin

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“Women are treated differently by society for exactly the same reason that children and the mentally handicapped are treated differently.” — Scott Adams

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“The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.” — Barbara Bush

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“My fellow Americans, you have to decide what kind of country you want to live in. If you want a you're on your own, winner take all society you should support the Republican ticket. If you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibilities - a 'we're all in it together' society, you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.” — William J. Clinton

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“Not only is the self entwined in society it owes society its existence in the most literal sense.” — Theodor Adorno

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“Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.” — Marilyn vos Savant

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“We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name - we call it recycling.” — Neil LaBute

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“Society is not a disease, it is a disaster. What a stupid miracle that one can live in it.” — Emile M. Cioran

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“We live in an image society. Speeches are not what anybody cares about what they care about is the picture.” — Madeleine Albright

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“In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.” — Bob Ney

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“Ironing boards are a classic example of something I find horrible about modern society: the excitementation, for want of a better word, of mundane things.” — Daniel Radcliffe

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“Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.” — Herbert Spencer

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“Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.” — Jinato Hu

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“Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations that flow from actual impairment.” — William J. Brennan, Jr.

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“Society can exist only on the basis that there is some amount of polished lying and that no one says exactly what he thinks.” — Lin Yutang

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“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

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“I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.” — Jessica Hagedorn

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“Well I believe in the desirability of an optimal society.” — Tom Stoppard

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“But hey, when you live in Watts, you need a little smack to get by, you know what I mean? You need something soft and comfortable in your life, 'cause you're not going to get it from what's around you. And society isn't going to give it to you.” — Jerry Garcia

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