Quotes of: Contemporary-society Keyword

What people are afraid of can tell us a lot about society.

Anne Holt

Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.

Denis Diderot

Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.

Martin Yan

Society is full of possibilities, is this possible to make all to think like children then there will be no politics.

Vikram Roy

I want to tell women in developing countries that they are as powerful as their male counterparts, and they can play an equal role in their respective societies.

Samina Baig

Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.

Democracy in America

And so she ghosted on, in relentless pursuit of escape, not from society, but from herself.

The Beginning of Everything

Often too many expectations are put on by society as to what we're supposed to look like and it's fed to people at an age that's too young.

Dustin Clare

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

Society puts so much emphasis on outer appearance, but being confident in yourself and not letting others' opinions affect you is pretty amazing.

Brendan Dooling

Artists and art institutions have to learn how to play hardball. A democratic society needs a democratic art and we have a right to demand it.

Hans Haacke

If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

John F. Kennedy

A society without humour is like a tree without roots.

The adventures of Catrine and the Devil

A society that devours its own young deserves no automatic or unquestioning allegiance.

Regeneration

Sometimes, Reynie, trouble itself is the key. - Mr. Benedict

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Government can only reign over a classes-divided society.

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

One measure of a civilization, in fact, is the percentage of misfits in its society.

Secret Rendezvous

Artists are often the barometers of society.

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity

I never needed the Society," she says, "to Match me." (-Lei)

Reached

Music has the power to shake society, especially if the bass is turned way up.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

The first thing to improve society is not banning abortion, but making sure that everyone who had a child is in the best position to be able to rear it.

Caitlin Moran