“Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they live in.”
— Mary Wollstonecraft
Author: Mary Wollstonecraft
Category: society
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Man is the animal that intends to
“Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day.”
— Bill Vaughan
Author: Bill Vaughan
Category: society
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A society that does not correctly interpret
“A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world.”
— Ibrahim Babangida
Author: Ibrahim Babangida
Category: society
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We live in a society exquisitely dependent
“We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.”
— Carl Sagan
Author: Carl Sagan
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This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and
“This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society.”
— David Hume
Author: David Hume
Category: society
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Let him who expects one class of
“Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side; of the face can smile while the other is pinched.”
— Thomas Fuller
Author: Thomas Fuller
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Companies, to date, have often used the
“Companies, to date, have often used the excuse that they are only beholden to their shareholders, but we need shareholders to think of themselves as stakeholders in the well being of society as well.”
— Simon Mainwaring
Author: Simon Mainwaring
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Death is always around the corner, but
“Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.”
— Carter Burwell
Author: Carter Burwell
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We live in a society obsessed with
“We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity.”
— Marco Rubio
Author: Marco Rubio
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To act on the belief that we
“To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm.”
— Friedrich August von Hayek
Author: Friedrich August von Hayek
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Stories in which the destruction of society
“Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a long time.”
— J. J. Abrams
Author: J. J. Abrams
Category: society
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