In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 285
The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 59
Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 58
Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet More Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes 54
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. Carl Sagan American Scientist More Carl Sagan Quotes 8
The happiness of society is the end of government. John Adams American President More John Adams Quotes 8
If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. John F. Kennedy American President More John F. Kennedy Quotes 4
There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other. Eric Hoffer American Writer More Eric Hoffer Quotes 4
The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat. Dave Barry American Journalist More Dave Barry Quotes 3
Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. Edward Abbey American Author More Edward Abbey Quotes 2
We live in a society of victimization, where people are much more comfortable being victimized than actually standing up for themselves. Marilyn Manson American Musician More Marilyn Manson Quotes 2
Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. Edward Abbey American Author More Edward Abbey Quotes 2
One can be instructed in society, one is inspired only in solitude. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German Poet More Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes 2
I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society. Henry David Thoreau American Author More Henry David Thoreau Quotes 2
The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time. John Stuart Mill English Philosopher More John Stuart Mill Quotes 2
In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob. Salvador Dalí Spanish More Salvador Dalí Quotes 2
There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes. By the deep sea, and music in its roars; I love not man the less, but nature more. George Gordon More George Gordon Quotes 2
No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. P. J. O'Rourke American Journalist More P. J. O'Rourke Quotes 1
The church is part of a cultural precinct that includes the museum and historical society, theatre, school, library and community college. Rob Drew More Rob Drew Quotes 1
From airplanes to lawnmowers, oil is everywhere in our society. Complex supply chains have been created to feed this addiction, and it reaches farther and deeper than most people realize. Trying to introduce a new supply chain in a short time to substitute for this massive system that's been built over 150 years is unrealistic. Peter Tertzakian More Peter Tertzakian Quotes 1
The movement was so much more than sitting down with a hamburger. Ultimately, we wanted to change society. Jim Zwerg More Jim Zwerg Quotes 1
One of the weaknesses of our society is that history is still news to most people. Grant Fairley More Grant Fairley Quotes 1
The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. It is a place where men are more concerned with the quality of their goals than the quantity of their goods. Lyndon B. Johnson American President More Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes 1