Societies Quotes

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America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication… — Laurie Helgoe
I was in Vienna in August 1968 for a meeting of the International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies, of which I was co-founder, and we… — Shirley Temple
Humans are remarkable: the first species in almost four billion years of life on earth that dominates the biosphere. This gives us the power, in… — David Christian
I think the language of sacrifice is particularly important for societies like the United States in which war remains our most determinative common experience, because… — Stanley Hauerwas
By seeing the problem of poverty merely in terms of assistance, we overlook that our enormous economic advantage is deeply tainted by how it accumulated… — Thomas Pogge
Very few societies on Earth developed science as we know it today. On the other hand, the number is not zero - the Greeks, the… — Seth Shostak
The development of science is basically a social phenomenon, dependent on hard work and mutual support of many scientists and on the societies in which… — Charles H. Townes
For many societies, the journey to modernity has been painful and costly. — Elliott Abrams
Al Jazeera should understand the societies, should understand the culture of the civilisation, should understand the dynamics of the societies, should be part of this… — Wadah Khanfar
I started collecting aerial photographs of Native American and South Pacific architecture; only the African ones were fractal. And if you think about it, all… — Ron Eglash
To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and… — Ban Ki-moon
Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path. — Ban Ki-moon
Businesses succeed when societies themselves succeed. When countries are affected by violence and the absence of the rule of law, business can and must be… — Ban Ki-moon
Institutionalized discrimination is bad for people and for societies. Widespread discrimination is also bad for economies. There is clear evidence that when societies enact laws… — Jim Yong Kim
If you look within the United States, religion seems to make you a better person. Yet atheist societies do very well - better, in many… — Paul Bloom
Religion is everywhere. There are no human societies without it, whether they acknowledge it as a religion or not. — Octavia Butler
Society may no longer define marriage in the only way marriage has ever been defined in the annals of recorded history. Many societies allowed polygamy,… — Dennis Prager
I want to tell women in developing countries that they are as powerful as their male counterparts, and they can play an equal role in… — Samina Baig
War does horrible things to human beings, to societies. It brings out the best, but most often the worst, in our human nature. — Richard Engel
In aristocratic societies, rich people used to commission exquisite paintings for their walls. — Brad Holland

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