#groups

At every point I am besieged by people who would like me to conform to some social norm of whatever sort of social group they expect me to be a part of. I never have any identification with these social groups. ↗

— Sean Parker

#any #conform #every #expect #group

By the early '70s I had gotten reasonable and I started to get in hundreds of groups that rehearsed and never played at all. I mean, the most important thing was to look good and have a great name. ↗

— Andy Partridge

#get #good #gotten #great #groups

I think actors are divided into two groups: one that wants to be an actor to become famous and rich, and the other that wants to be an actor because they have to be. I'm more in the second group. ↗

— Franka Potente

#because #become #divided #famous #group

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body; or whether they are united merely to defend their common interests and otherwise function as separate individuals. ↗

— Herbert Read

#army #body #common #common interests #defend

There may be writing groups where people meet but it's occasional. You really do it all at your own computer or your own typewriter by yourself. ↗

— Anne Rice

#groups #may #meet #occasional #own

Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don't come together in real groups. ↗

— Anne Rice

#come #feel #gain #groups #like

People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

#audiences #cheer #coming #freedom #front

A lot of industry groups have said they support a federal law. They don't want to have to deal with 50 different state laws. ↗

— William Jackson

#different #federal #federal law #groups #industry

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in revolutionary and terrorist groups around the planet. ↗

— Katherine Dunn

#female #forces #found #full #groups

You'll find individuals agreeing on this, but when they get into collective societies and larger groups they find it difficult to achieve group agreement. ↗

— Neale Donald Walsch

#agreeing #agreement #collective #difficult #find