#soc

I have been thinking ... that the social moulds civilization fits us into have no more relation to our actual shapes than the conventional shapes of the constellations have to the real star-patterns. I am called Mrs. Richard Phillotson, living a calm wedded life with my counterpart of that name. But I am not really Mrs. Richard Phillotson, but a woman tossed about, all alone, with aberrant passions, and unaccountable antipathies… ↗

— Thomas Hardy

#social-constraints #nature

Social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings. ↗

— Octavio Paz

#criticism #grammar #meanings #social

I think women are excellent social critics. ↗

— Laurie Anderson

#critics #excellent #i #i think #social

The true meaning of feminism is this: to use your strong womanly image to gain strong results in society. ↗

— Pamela Anderson

#gain #image #meaning #meaning of #results

I'm a soccer mom. I'm T-ball, soccer, karate, homework, keeping them on their schedules. I love being the snack mom, when I get to bring the cut oranges. I have one of those coolers with wheels. I'm at every game, every practice, sitting on my blanket. I love it. ↗

— Pamela Anderson

#blanket #bring #cut #every #game

Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#business #civil #civil society #community #global

There is probably no oral society that fails to mark the spatial distinction of left and right, peculiar as this distinction may be. ↗

— David Antin

#fails #left #mark #may #oral

Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street. ↗

— Jack Antonoff

#carelessly #change #cigarette #especially #even

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes. ↗

— Shiri Appleby

#brother #childhood #except #had #i

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god. ↗

— Aristotle

#because #either #god #himself #live