Community Quote by Cass R. Sunstein Download Open image ““Any heterogeneous society faces a risk of fragmentation. This”” — Cass R. Sunstein ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Community
I feel optimistic about how heterogeneous societies pull together. We just have to keep on with the struggle. — Gael Garcia Bernal Copy Share Image
My basic position is that the more mixed the society and the more mobility there is in it, the better. That's what makes things… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
Give me one other part of history where everybody shows up to the same social space. Fragmentation is a more natural state of being. — danah boyd Copy Share Image
“When people from diverse nations congregate in one place, their diversity becomes more noticeable.” — Dr. Hussam Atef Elkhatib Copy Share Image
“societies confronted with specific environmental circumstances-scarcity or abundance-have a higher risk of being affected by violent conflicts.” — Philippe Le Billion Copy Share Image
“When economic imbalances became extreme, the lack of equilibrium and viability could threaten social and political order.” — Joshua A. Berman Copy Share Image
“Unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of a mere individual; it strikes at Society itself.” — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
The primary threat to nature and people today comes from centralising and monopolising power and control. Not until diversity is made the logic of… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
“The globalization and competitiveness of the world economy will ultimately result in the absolute division of human beings into two classes, and the more… — Aaron B. Powell Copy Share Image
“Unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of a mere individual; it strikes at Society itself. Yes, at Society itself...” — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
“Padmé insists: “There’s always a choice.” Does Anakin hear the echo of her voice decades later, when he decides to save their son from… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“Partyism certainly isn’t as horrible as racism; no one is enslaved or turned into a lower caste. But according to some measures, partyism now… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“More recently, Lucas described a visit in Europe, after the release of Revenge of the Sith, “with a dozen reporters, and the Russian correspondents… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“Those who emphasize animal rights have a more complicated task. They tend to urge that animals should be given rights to the extent that… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“Without shared experiences, a heterogeneous society will have a much more difficult time addressing social problems. People may even find it hard to understand… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“You can become radicalized in the sense that you come to believe, firmly, a position that is within the political mainstream—for example, that your… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“By itself, partyism is not the most serious threat to democratic self-government. But if it decreases government’s ability to solve serious problems, then it… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“Emotions can get in the way of truth-seeking. People do not process information in a neutral way.” — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“Or consider the fact that after people buy a new car, they often love to read advertisements that speak enthusiastically about the same car… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“A lot of people disparage the Star Wars prequels, and understandably so; they’re not nearly as good as the original trilogy. But in their… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“Brandeis can be taken to have offered a conception of the social role of the idealized citizen. For such a citizen, active engagement in… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
“In 1960, just 5 percent of Republicans and 4 percent of Democrats said that they would feel “displeased” if their child married outside their… — Cass R. Sunstein Copy Share Image
Race is the idea that a human being is more superior than another human being, race in society grants illusional rights to mistreat each… — Jeremy Limn Copy Share Image
But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second… — Vikram Sarabhai Copy Share Image
In the hearing world, I'm constantly having to lip-read and trying to understand what's going on. Sign language is so beautiful. It gives you… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
The strains and stresses suffered by the individual in society are grounded in the normal functioning of that society (and of the individual!) rather… — Herbert Marcuse Copy Share Image
Hackney gets a bit of a bad rap, but it's the only place I've ever lived that felt like a community. I know my… — Sharon Horgan Copy Share Image
The social [media channel] isn't about beauty contests and popularity contests. They're a distortion, a caricature of the real thing. It's about trust, connection,… — Umair Haque Copy Share Image
We're at a point in history were we have to become a part of the neighborhood of inhabited planets, like a neighborhood of a… — Edgar Mitchell Copy Share Image
It rolls off my back. Ridicule doesn't mean anything - even from people you're supposed to wear knee pads around, like the scientific community. — Dwight Schultz Copy Share Image
Jeff Chu's pilgrimage across America to discover his own place as a gay man in the Christian church as well as attitudes about being… — Donna Freitas Copy Share Image
I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth:… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Human life consists of doing certain things ... to take part in the life of the community; to be able to talk about subjects… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image