American life Quote by Geoff Mains

The surface of American life looks smooth, prosperous, peaceful. But underneath, fault-line shifts in family and work life have led us into what some…

— Arlie Russell Hochschild

Respectability and security are subtle traps on life's journey. Those who are drawn to extremes are often nearer to renewal and self-discovery. Those trapped…

— John O'Donohue

“ In many instances, a preoccupation with appearances--unrealistic social expectations, impossible standards--can be the single largest barrier to a satisfying social life. ”

— Jonathan Berent

The only real security in life lies in relishing life's insecurity.

— M. Scott Peck

“Real security only comes when we are comfortable with who we are, real happiness is a byproduct of a life well lived.”

— Daniel Gottlieb

“Unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of a mere individual; it strikes at Society itself. Yes, at Society itself...”

— Aldous Huxley

“Unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of a mere individual; it strikes at Society itself.”

— Aldous Huxley

“The customs and practices of life in society sweep us along.”

— Michel de Montaigne

In any area of our lives where we fail to act from integrity or violate our own understanding of what is right or wrong…

— Debbie Ford

“decline, fear of strangers and an unfamiliar world—is corroding the trust and interdependence on which civil societies rest.”

— Tony Judt

“Everywhere risk and defiance weave through the most mundane daily affairs.”

— Lucia Berlin

“A new social type was being created by the apartment building, a cool, unemotional personality impervious to the psychological pressures of high-rise life, with…

— J.G. Ballard