Society Quotes · Page 147

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

— John Adams

Trinidad may seem complex, but to anyone who knows it, it is a simple, colonial, philistine society.

— V. S. Naipaul

“People who are different are beautiful. Those who follow society are boring.”

— Gina Adel

“The hardest time in this world is for the sensitive and intelligent people.”

— Swami Dhyan Giten

We are living in a multicultural society. Our role as leaders is to enable grappling with this situation, even when multiculturalism is…

— Reuven Rivlin

We live in a cerebral society, in which we have forgotten how fascinating strength is.

— Patrik Baboumian

“You may not be able to change the world for the better, but the world is able to change you for the…

— Anthony Liccione

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

— John F. Kennedy

Writing genetic code like we do software will usher in a completely new way of living for all of us. When this…

— Arvind Gupta

“We can live in a society founded on the book and yet not read, or we can live in a society where…

— Alberto Manguel

Being biracial is sort of like being in a secret society. Most people I know of that mix have a real ability…

— Halle Berry

Paradoxically, just at the point when racist attitudes were declining in society and many ethnic groups were integrating successfully, our political leaders…

— Munira Mirza

The great majority of Americans do not know much about Islam but nonetheless fear it as violent, expansionist and alien to their…

— Tariq Ramadan

In the end, I think the majority of Romanian society will understand that if we respect environmental protection standards, if we have…

— Victor Ponta

In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its…

— Ernst Fischer

In real life, people are integrated into society. That's what happens in my books as well. Minor characters don't just walk in…

— Stieg Larsson

You know, one of my favorite movies that inspired me and got me started was 'Dead Poet's Society.'

— Michael Pena

It makes sense for social scientists to become more involved in policy because many of society's most challenging problems are, in essence,…

— Richard Thaler

A Literary Society is the most proper form for the introduction of our Order into any state where we are yet strangers.

— Adam Weishaupt

There is very strong historical data that suggest the way societies grow is by making large, long-term investments.

— Fareed Zakaria

If the British public were shown slavery in their own society seen through the eyes of the enslaved, they would get a…

— Hilary Beckles

For a better society, some liberties need to be restricted and some shall be courageous to sacrifice themselves for equality.

— Anonymous

The number of substitutes for fine and clean thinking the world provides positively gnaws at one's vitals.

— Harold Laski

Deciding which ideas to save and which ideas to discard is one of society's most important tasks.

— Timothy Noah

We talk about sanctity of life, yet we live in a society that aborts babies. There can't be anything more horrendous.

— Jim Harbaugh

When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.

— Orson Welles

Who is not attracted by bright and pleasant children, to prattle, to creep, and to play with them?

— Epictetus

We need society, and particularly the victims of crime, to believe justice is being done.

— Chris Grayling

'Kehnde Rehnde' is my way of highlighting the biasness and shaming that takes place every day, every minute, online and offline, in…

— Neha Bhasin

If you insist that individual rights are the summum bonum, then the whole structure of society falls down.

— B. F. Skinner

The makeup of life; to smother yourself with superficial beliefs so you can be accepted by society.

— Jeremy Limn

As a civil society, our task is to pressure governments into democratic changes.

— Jordi Cuixart

In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

I've grown in maturity because I understood from an intellectual standpoint how serious Covid-19 is and all the effects it was having…

— Harrison Barnes

Religions based on the principle of service and a focus on the less fortunate help a society deal with want.

— Mercedes Schlapp

As citizens of a free society, we have a duty to look critically at our world. But if we think we know…

— Tony Judt

“Look at 'em,' he said. 'Goddam fools.' 'Who?' said Ginnie. 'I don't know. Anybody.”

— J.D. Salinger

“Most people are too silly to be truly interested in any thing. They herd together like cattle, and do not know what…

— Anonymous

one of the tests of a theory is that, once grasped, it appears self-evident.

— Arthur Koestler

We cannot set up, out of our heads, something we regard as an ideal society.

— John Dewey