#soc

America must be the teacher of democracy, not the advertiser of the consumer society. It is unrealistic for the rest of the world to reach the American living standard. ↗

— Mikhail Gorbachev

#america #american #consumer #democracy #living

Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind. ↗

— Mikhail Gorbachev

#better life #first #jesus #life #mankind

Democracy is the wholesome and pure air without which a socialist public organization cannot live a full-blooded life. ↗

— Mikhail Gorbachev

#cannot #democracy #life #live #organization

More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life. ↗

— Mikhail Gorbachev

#democracy #everyday #everyday life #life #means

It's not about doing over the living room of someone who has bad taste in color. This is about restoring historic buildings and instilling pride in a community, which can be done through designing new public spaces and social gathering spots. ↗

— Genevieve Gorder

#bad #bad taste #buildings #color #community

The creative act is not pure. History evidences it. Sociology extracts it. The writer loses Eden, writes to be read and comes to realize that he is answerable. ↗

— Nadine Gordimer

#answerable #comes #creative #creative act #eden

I don't blame folks for not wanting to put me in their movies or whatever. I understand if their audiences had an association with me. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#audiences #blame #folks #had #i

Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders, most of them young women. ↗

— Tipper Gore

#dieting #disorders #eating #emphasis #know

I look at the car park and myself and Dave Watson come in with our old cars, and these young lads come in with their new Porches. I think that society has changed, there seems to be a lack of respect nowadays. ↗

— Richard Gough

#cars #changed #come #dave #i

Man associates ideas not according to logic or verifiable exactitude, but according to his pleasure and interests. It is for this reason that most truths are nothing but prejudices. ↗

— Remy de Gourmont

#associates #his #ideas #interests #logic