#soc

Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government. ↗

— Harold Washington

#american #american history #democracy #federal #federal government

I think sometimes in life we want to ignore the problems of society and just think about the good. I believe in positive thinking and affirmative living, I also think it's really important to remember all of our disenfranchised members of society. ↗

— Kerry Washington

#affirmative #also #believe #disenfranchised #good

I was a bit of a loner as a teenager. I never went to a single social event, because they terrified me. ↗

— Mia Wasikowska

#bit #event #i #loner #me

Among seniors, Social Security is the sole source of income for 26 percent of nonmarried women. ↗

— Diane Watson

#income #percent #security #seniors #social

Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites. ↗

— Diane Watson

#does #income #larger #makes #married

I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#based #because #color #day #ever

I would love to be associated with some sports organization. I was a journalism major. That's kind of intriguing, to do something in the political-commentary arena. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#associated #i #intriguing #journalism #kind

There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think. ↗

— Sigourney Weaver

#i think #lot #our #part #society

I keep thinking I should get a phone, because everyone's got one and it becomes increasingly difficult to exist in a society where everyone else has moved ahead and you haven't. ↗

— Hugo Weaving

#because #becomes #difficult #else #everyone

I guess the thing is that we remained huge friends after the original Phantom movie, when we decided it wouldn't take place and we just saw each other socially over the years so we were friends. ↗

— Andrew Lloyd Webber

#decided #each #friends #guess #huge