952 private quotes tagged society

“That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity's small change in general society.” — Charles Dickens

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“In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it.” — Cal Thomas

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“A great revolution in just one single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and, further, will enable a change in the destiny of humankind.” — Daisaku Ikeda

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“It is time for corporate America to become 'the third pillar' of social change in our society, complementing the first two pillars of government and philanthropy. We need the entire private sector to begin committing itself not just to making profits, but to fulfilling higher and larger purposes by contributing to building a better world.” — Simon Mainwaring

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“I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes.” — William Hague

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“Normal social behavior requires that we be able to recognize identities in spite of change. Unless we can do so, there can be no human society as we know it.” — Kenneth L. Pike

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“When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions.” — John Boyd Orr

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“And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.” — Rainn Wilson

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“Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.” — Bertolt Brecht

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“Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society.” — Kent Conrad

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“That's one of the cool things about fame. You have an affect on society and where it goes.” — Jeff Bridges

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“The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.” — Rollo May

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“Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained.” — John Stuart Mill

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“The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.” — John Stuart Mill

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“What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism.” — Rand Paul

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“Joanna points her camera at a section of society unused to having cameras pointed at it. But I don't know about categorizing them in terms of class I'm a bit wary of that. My dad is the son of a shipbuilder.” — Tom Hiddleston

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“Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.” — Martha Beck

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“Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.” — Carter Burwell

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“It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it.” — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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“All societies on the verge of death are masculine. A society can survive with only one man no society will survive a shortage of women.” — Germaine Greer

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“I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful.” — Damien Hirst

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“Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society.” — Walter Gropius

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“Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders, most of them young women.” — Tipper Gore

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“Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence, and a belief in our right and our responsiblity to be equal members of society.” — Janet Jackson

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“Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul.” — Victoria Woodhull

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