- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Society Quotes
Society examined from the inside, not just observed.
These quotes treat society as something actively shaped by present decisions, from communication policy to who gets admitted into leadership. For lines on how people choose to live day to day, see Live quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Remember
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, you got to remember, bin Laden killed 3,000 Americans and, in some ways, he and his ideology killed tens of thousands of his fellow Muslims, including Pakistanis. I understand that that was provocative and complicated for Pakistan, but only if you accept the idea that he was an acceptable member of Pakistani society.
- Gaining
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out in small groups to do things that are necessary but very dangerous. And they've always gotten killed doing it. And they've always turned it into a matter of honor and a way of gaining acceptance back into society if they survived.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there's a difference between calling people out and understanding the role that the press plays in a free society.
- Own
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- Nov 07, 2020
So if we have anything original to offer, it's to speak from our own life about the society we're in.
- Outside
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like the idea of playing people outside of society. That's where I tend to be drawn.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
With others, I feel betrayed that those who had the authority in the Church to stop Brendan Smyth failed to act on the evidence I gave them. However, I also accept that I was part of an unhelpful culture of deference and silence in society and the Church, which thankfully is now a thing of the past.
- Inside
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that our society is merely a reflection of what is going on inside each and every one of us.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're not the guy who is going to puff your chest out like a rooster and go fight somebody, our society discards you.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it, journalism is one of the pillars on which our society is perched.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a misconception in our society that only women have to follow the norms of wearing a mangalsutra after marriage. Actually there are a few ornaments which even men are expected to wear after marriage.
- Nov 07, 2020
We do have a distorted view of our fantasies in society, but that's because we don't talk about them enough.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
So, one of the things I was doing with the aliens in The Quiet Invasion was creating that advanced society which had ideas about morality and proper use of natural resources that were radically different from ours, as the Europeans were from the American Indians.
- Next
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- Nov 07, 2020