#cia

We believed that growth through Local Government, and perhaps through some special machinery for bringing the wishes and influence of women of all classes to bear on Parliament, other than the Parliamentary vote, was the real line of progress. ↗

— Mary A. Ward

#believed #bringing #classes #government #growth

Like any working mother I find it hard to have a social life. But my kids are so well adjusted. There isn't a brat bone in their body so I haven't done anything that bad. ↗

— Ruby Wax

#any #anything #bad #body #bone

Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears. ↗

— Albert Bandura

#against #appeals #conduct #deaf #destructive

Corporations are social organizations, the theater in which men and women realize or fail to realize purposeful and productive lives. ↗

— Lester Bangs

#fail #lives #men #men and women #organizations

I've always had an eye for nature, but it's the sort of thing to keep quiet about, because I don't want to come across as a mad hippy. But it makes sense to appreciate those things. ↗

— Jarvis Cocker

#across #always #appreciate #because #come

My habit of glorifying things far away in space and time, also contributed to my social isolation. ↗

— Luke Ford

#away #contributed #far #far away #glorifying

Dead, your Majesty. Dead, my lords and gentlemen. Dead, Right Reverends and Wrong Reverends of every order. Dead, men and women, born with Heavenly compassion in your hearts. And dying thus around us every day. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#social-justice #death

When you're on the Olympic team at 15, you don't do anything else. There's no normal social development, and your decisions are made for you. ↗

— Cathy Rigby

#decisions #development #else #made #normal

I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in. ↗

— Christine Baranski

#always #decade #especially #extra #family

My country, France, my homeland, my land is again invaded by an overpopulation of foreigners, especially Muslims. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#country #especially #foreigners #france #homeland