Societies Quotes

629 Societies quotes by 480 unique authors

Hyperbole expands in societies where articulateness atrophies. — George Will
Increasingly independent black economic, cultural and political power gave Blacks more freedom to do what came natural to them. Divorced from White influence and culture,… — David Duke
A spontaneous act of generosity, performed with unselfish grace is an example of moral beauty, as are certain acts of courage; genuine modesty is a… — Yi-Fu Tuan
Perhaps worse still is what liberal societies might do to themselves in the face of this new and different threat [of terrorism]. They begin, by… — A.C. Grayling
Of course, we can distinguish between males and females; we can also, if we choose, distinguish between different age categories; but any more advanced distinction… — Michel Houellebecq
No doubt exists that rent seeking in general leads to serious inefficiencies in this direct sense, but its indirect damage is even worse. Drawing the… — Gordon Tullock
Who do you think is more difficult to face: oppressive governments, or oppressive societies? — Manal al-Sharif
Democracy represents the disbelief in all great men and in all elite societies: everybody is everybody's equal. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I am a humanist because I think humanity can, with constant moral guidance, create reasonably decent societies. I think that young people who want to… — James A. Michener
According to a charming law of nature which is evident even in the most sophisticated societies, we live in complete ignorance of whatever we love. — Marcel Proust
In countries where associations are free, secret societies are unknown. In America there are factions, but no conspiracies. — Alexis de Tocqueville
The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put by civilization on males and females alike must be resolved,… — Margaret Mead
Societies are healthiest when their radius of trust is broad and when people feel they can influence their own fate. — James Fallows
Successful societies-those which progress economically and politically and can control the terms on which they deal with the outside world-succeed because they have found ways… — James Fallows
The vigour of civilised societies is preserved by the widespread sense that high aims are worth while. Vigorous societies harbour a certain extravagance of objectives,… — Alfred North Whitehead
I believe that much of the maladjustment in our societies is caused, not by malevolence and corruption, but simply by ignorance. — Gilbert Highet
Culture, with its processes and functions, is a subject upon which we need all the enlightenment we can achieve, and there is no direction in… — Ruth Benedict
The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural. — Ruth Benedict
I certainly can't speak for all cultures or all societies, but it's clear that in America, poetry serves a very marginal purpose. It's not part… — Mark Strand
Attraction eludes control so stubbornly that whole societies designed to organize relationships among people cannot keep order, not even when they bind people to one… — Maxine Hong Kingston

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