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I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.
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Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations, and occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a social reality.…
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I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going…
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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it…
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Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.
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The natural response of the old-timers is to build a strong moral wall against the outside. This is where the world starts…
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Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out in a…
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The theory of cultural bias... is the idea that a culture is based on a particular form of organization. It can't be…
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Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to…
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If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.
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The human body is always treated as an image of society.
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It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat.
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The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from the illumination…
— Annie Besant
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Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.
— Dustin Hoffman
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Is graffiti art or vandalism? That word has a lot of negative connotations and it alienates people, so no, I don't like…
— Banksy
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Outward success alienates a man from himself.
— Unknown Author
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The government can only be brought down because it alienates several parties in the House.
— Stephen Harper
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Many jazz musicians affect a misunderstood-genius air when they play, which alienates the audience and breaks down the communications of the music.…
— Gabor Szabo
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Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out in a…
— Mary Douglas
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These political passions are born of a hunger so deep that it touches on the spiritual. Or they were for me, and…
— Lierre Keith
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To be able to observe with a stranger's eye helps one to see with an artist's eye. What alienates us inspires.
— Jean Rostand
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You can be in a crowd full of friends and be miserable because you're alienated. The ego alienates.
— Frederick Lenz
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Deceit for personal gain is one of history's most recurring crimes. Man's first step towards change would be thinking, counter-arguing, re-thinking, twisting,…
— Criss Jami
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But the disparaging of those we love always alienates us from them to some extent. We must not touch our idols; the…
— Gustave Flaubert
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