Quotes of: Contemporary-society Keyword

Don't look for society to give you permission to be yourself.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.

Venus in Arms

Setting that little girl loose in her society would be like putting a fox in with the chickens. (Violet Strange's detective boss.)

Violet's Problem

Males have been groomed since birth, according to the specifications of a sick and perverse society, to become instruments of war.

Voice of Reason

I think any self-respecting educational institution ought to judge its policies by its best estimate of what their long-term consequences for their students and for the society will be.

Derek Bok

Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.

Garrett Hardin

In Plains, I saw Jimmy Carter as he really is - a nice, decent man... in terms of compassionate contribution to society, he certainly has proven to be our best past president.

Helen Thomas

In a lot of Indian societies, spirituality has been lost, I think it's still the best way of looking at the world for Indians - better than any organized religion in this country.

James Welch

Activist government overreach and ongoing economic stagnation have shown us why Washington should not try to displace what is best left to civil society.

Paul Ryan

War does horrible things to human beings, to societies. It brings out the best, but most often the worst, in our human nature.

Richard Engel

If it awakens in us as a whole how important that is - the theme of how conquest and ambition are meaningless without contribution - I think then as a society we're in better shape. I hope people are inspired to be the best.

Rob Morrow

Europeans condemned Chinese foot binding, but any society that had invented the corset had a lot to answer for.

The China Bride

Jesus revealed a face of God that bothered society profoundly! (Carlos Mesters, p. 122)

Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation

We are in a mutually dependent society, called civilization, and government is the oil that keeps it running and the lifeblood that carries oxygen to the various parts of the civic body.

Jack Lessenberry

Many journalists are influenced by a myopic multiculturalism that is suspicious of anything Western, while giving the benefit of the doubt to non-Western societies.

Nancy Pearcey

We the people, the 99% don’t fit in the Hierarchy of Modern Society; the 1 % is not an expanding entity like the Universe, the 99% will never fit in.

Nynke Visser

I believe bending to the will or beliefs of one person and not being an individual will eventually lead to the perpetual destruction of society today as we know it!

paul edward lee

There's a reason that all societies and cultures and small bands of humans engage in myth-making. Fundamentally, it is to help us understand ourselves.

Philipp Meyer

I have no idea if some societies, anthropologically speaking, aren't really suited for democracy. I don't think that's true.

P. J. O'Rourke

But he knew what was wrong with him; he was ashamed of himself and afraid of them- afraid of the society whe so despised.

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

One wonders what would happen in a society where there were no rules to break. Doubtlessly everyone would quickly die of boredom.

Susan Howatch