#soc

Perhaps one reason for the falling-off of belief in a continuance of conscious existence is to be found in the quality of life that most of us lead. There is not much in it with which, in any kind of reason, one can associate the idea of immortality. ↗

— Albert J. Nock

#associate #belief #conscious #continuance #existence

The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ↗

— Albert J. Nock

#business #conservation #enterprise #exist #fails

The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

#big #concern #continues #country #drift

I'm not a social friend of the Reagans. That's by their choice and by mine. They don't drink enough. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

#drink #enough #friend #i #mine

Advertising reflects the mores of society, but it does not influence them. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#does #influence #mores #reflects #society

Successful people have a social responsibility to make the world a better place and not just take from it. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#better place #just #make #people #place

An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand. ↗

— Ovid

#consumed #distribution #feared #increases #lessens

We played soccer a lot with our friends and at school. We weren't on an official team or anything, but we'd definitely be up for it in gym or in after-school pickup games where we live. ↗

— Mary-Kate Olsen

#anything #definitely #friends #games #gym

Life was a lot simpler when what we honored was father and mother rather than all major credit cards. ↗

— Robert Orben

#cards #credit #credit cards #father #honored

Society is the union of men and not the men themselves. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

#men #themselves #union