“Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No – no, your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.”
— Washington Irving
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“The Ancient Games are relatively obscure to most Olympians, but to understand just what the Games are about, it is really necessary to investigate the roots and the meaning that has transformed culture and society for so many years.”
— Bill Toomey
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“The role of art in society differs for every artist.”
— Maya Lin
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“The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves – and the better the teacher, the better the student body.”
— Warren Buffett
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“The great hope of society is in individual character.”
— William Ellery Channing
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“Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.”
— Jinato Hu
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“The worker is the slave of capitalist society, the female worker is the slave of that slave.”
— James Connolly
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“I could pose in fashion commercials as a high society star but politics is a new way of life.”
— Marat Safin
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“I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor – all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
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“A pure democracy is a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person.”
— James Madison
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“Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.”
— Jack Kingston
Author: Jack Kingston
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