Societies Quotes

629 Societies quotes by 480 unique authors

Corporate and political and religious psychopaths ruin economies. They ruin societies. — Jon Ronson
In the waking dreams our societies permit, in our myths, our arts, our songs, we celebrate the nonbelongers, the different ones, the outlaws, the freaks. — Salman Rushdie
At the core of all successful societies are procedures for blocking the advancement of bad men — Paul Collier
Five thousand people in one society might do something, but five thousand societies of one member each would be a holy trouble. — Jerome K. Jerome
The average well-being of our societies is not dependent any longer on national income and economic growth. ... But the differences between us and where… — Richard G. Wilkinson
Demography is changing us as we are older societies, we're living longer. How the generations balance each other out, how that affects education and health… — Howard Baker
I believe that we all get rewarded and punished according to whether we operate in harmony or in conflict with nature's laws, and that all… — Ray Dalio
Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them. — Paul Collier
A useful analogy is to see traditional societies as relying on instantaneous (or minimally delayed) and constantly replenished solar income, while modern civilization is withdrawing… — Vaclav Smil
The provision of health care facilities must be accepted as a social responsibility. It is not that an individual who has the misfortune to be… — Unknown Author
It should come as no surprise to readers of the MAPS Bulletin that psychedelic plants are used as a sacrament by many native cultures all… — Rick Doblin
It is impossible to restore the sustainable societies of indigenous and aboriginal peoples. But the values they embodied - careful stewardship of the earth, modest… — Jeremy Seabrook
We have to remember that the girls and the women are most isolated and violated and victimized and made invisible in those very societies where… — Jacqueline Novogratz
People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which… — Jacqueline Novogratz
Middle-class societies don't emerge automatically as an economy matures, they have to be CREATED through political action. — Paul Krugman
We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment, are created from the bottom up, not the government down. — Ronald Reagan
There is nothing so useful to man in general, nor so beneficial to particular societies and individuals, as trade. This is that alma mater, at… — Henry Fielding
Provided that societies stay mindful of the challenges that capitalism creates and never forget the paramount importance of inclusion and equal opportunity, we can and… — Dalai Lama
It is absolutely without contradiction that when women are encouraged to participate in the formal economies of their societies, the economy grows. — Hillary Clinton
We remake the world through our technologies, and these in turn remake and extend us, in ever spiraling lattices of complexity. McLuhan uncannily foresaw the… — B. W. Powe
Modern societies accepted the treasures and the power offered them by science. But they have not accepted - they have scarcely even heard - its… — Jacques Monod
Societies create their own history and tend to wipe out lowly beginnings, either by forgetting them or inventing totally fictitious heroic rescues. — Isaac
It is my belief that there is a greater understanding than ever that women need to be equal participants in our homes, in our societies,… — Emma Watson
Our heroes are fighting to bring stability to the Middle East, and they have put pressure on all of the tyrannies of the Middle East.… — Orrin Hatch
Governor Ford is sworn to support the Constitution of the United States and also of this State Illinois, and these constitutions guarantee religious as well… — Joseph Smith, Jr.

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