society
“And the days are not full enough; and the nights are not full enough.”
“Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.”
“To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.”
“If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, the tolerant will be destroyed and tolerance with them.”
“Push back against the age as hard as it pushes against you.”
“In our age there is no such thing as “keeping out of politics.” All issues are political issues.”
“Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.”
“The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.”
“People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.”
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”
“We are not only responsible for what we do, but also for what we do not do.”
“We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.”
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
“Advertising is the greatest art form of the twentieth century.”
“The rush and pressure of modern life are a form—perhaps the most common form—of its innate violence.”
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.”
“The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.”
“The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.”
“All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned.”
“Religion is the opium of the people.”