Quotes of: Great-society Keyword

I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color.

J. C. Watts

Genocide is not just a murderous madness; it is, more deeply, a politics that promises a utopia beyond politics - one people, one land, one truth, the end of difference. Since genocide is a form of political utopia, it remains an enduring temptation ...

Michael Ignatieff

American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be th...

Michael Mandelbaum

In politics and in society, we can use our reason to rise above our parochial natures. Too bad that our elected officials don't choose to do so more often.

Paul Bloom

We must not fail to recognise that television can be a hugely positive influence in children's lives, one of the greatest educators in contemporary society and an increasing influence on all the children followed in 'Child of Our Time.'

Robert Winston

For a free country to continue thriving, there have to be regular reforms, because any society, any economy that stays in place, you're going to see repeated attempts to exploit the openings for twisting policy to the advantage of those who already h...

Al Gore

Social psychologist argued that even severe mental illness was the result of society labeling unusual behavior rather than of biochemical processes.

Thomas J. Scheff

Before man ventures into daydreams about his futuristic society, he should first immerse himself in the nothingness of his being, and finally restore life to what it is all about: a working hypothesis.

Tomislav Sunic

[about a hat] You can put it on and say, "Hey you, person without a hat! I've got something you don't! How did I get it? Probably by being worth more to society.

Life

Knowledge is the facts and information accumulated through researching, observing or experience; Wisdom is the ability to choose certain aspects of knowledge acquired to be true, right and applicable to your life and society. Do not confuse the two.

Unarine Ramaru

If every citizen can get rid of indiscipline syndrome, we have immense potential to build more productive, conflict-free, harmonious and peaceful communities, societies, cities, nations and world.

Vishwas Chavan

In every age there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have the opportunity to make a positive difference in society.

Winston S. Churchill

You don’t understand the class structure of American society," said Smetana, "or you would not ask such a question. In the United States, the working class are Democrats. The middle class are Republicans. The upper class are Communists.

Whitttaker Chambers

It is true that a great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them. But it is a great mistake to suppose that he will do this better for being ignorant of the traditions.

Considerations on Representative Government

...I started to realize how many great things could happen by confronting the things that scare you most.

Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song and the Power of Perseverance

(The psuedoscience of planning seems almost neurotic in its determination to imitate empiric failure and ignore empiric success.)

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

the greatest asset one may be able to possess is a great mind

Distinctive Footprints of Life: Where Are You Heading Towards?

I have lost and loved and won and cried myself to the person I am today.

Empty Roads & Broken Bottles; in search for The Great Perhaps

The great thing about Ayurveda is that its treatments always yield side benefits, not side effects.

Essential Ayurveda: What It Is and What It Can Do for You

Hi, I’m at the Speedway at Eighty-sixth and Ditch, and I need an ambulance. The great love of my life has a malfunctioning G-tube.

The Fault in Our Stars

Again, we find that the space standards of twenty-first century luxury are below the required minimum for dockworkers in 1962.

A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain