Society Quotes

No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation.

I find the earth to be a place of misery in which I am surrounded by the conformity that kills society.

What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos.

Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being.

The stark and inescapable fact is that today we cannot defend our society by war since total war is total destruction, and if war is used as an instrument of policy, eventually we will have total war.

Since I have come to America, I am often asked whether my next novel will be set in America. I don't think it will. I think I will be living in America for some time to come, but while living in America, I would like to write about Japanese society from the outside.

Ideology... is indispensable in any society if men are to be formed, transformed and equipped to respond to the demands of their conditions of existence.

The first task in teaching is to bring to consciousness what the students already believe by virtue of their personal experiences about themselves and society.

A society made up of individuals who were all capable of original thought would probably be unendurable.

Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization.

I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace.

This society cannot go forward, the way we have been going forward, where the gap between the rich and the poor keeps growing. It's not politically viable; it's not morally right; it's just not going to happen.

There's only one free person in this society, and he is white and male.

Without intervention today, the cost of care for adults with autism will be significantly greater and the burden will no longer lie with the parents, but on our entire society.

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character.

I have never seen a connection between cinematic violence towards women and actual violence towards women in society.

Society is not a disease, it is a disaster. What a stupid miracle that one can live in it.

I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.

I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful.

Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.

The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength.

I felt that the elegance of pop music was that it was reflective: we were holding up a mirror to our audience and reflecting them philosophically and spiritually, rather than just reflecting society or something called 'rock and roll.'

The society based on production is only productive, not creative.

We live in an anaesthetized society.

Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence, and a belief in our right and our responsiblity to be equal members of society.

Mass media provides the essential link between the individual and the demands of the technological society.

I do earnestly wish to see the distinction of sex confounded in society, unless where love animates the behaviour.

Drugs are merely the most obvious form of addiction in our society. Drug addiction is one of the things that undermines traditional values.

The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change.