#society

I have never indulged our society's misguided notion that my personal life is relevant to my work, so any reporting surrounding that is necessarily hearsay, speculation or fantasy. ↗

— Billy Crudup

#fantasy #hearsay #i #indulged #life

The more civilized a nation, the more conformed its population, until that civilization's last age arrives, when multiplicity wages war with conformity. The former grows ever wilder, ever more dysfunctional in its extremities; whilst the latter seeks to increase its measure of control, until such efforts acquire diabolical tyranny.' - Traveller ↗

— Steven Erikson

#society #age

Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society. ↗

— Richard J. Daley

#focusing #job #our #problems #radio

Exclusiveness in a garden is a mistake as great as it is in society. ↗

— Alfred Austin

#garden #great #mistake

A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a fast changing world. ↗

— Ibrahim Babangida

#appreciate #cannot #caught #changing #correctly

What drives me is exploration with a purpose, more the classic Royal Geographical Society genre. ↗

— Robert Ballard

#drives #exploration #genre #geographical #me

The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. ↗

— Edward Bernays

#democratic #democratic society #element #habits #important

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others. ↗

— Barry Bonds

#model #only #others #own #respect

The stronger that women grow, the more prestige, fame, and money is accorded to the display professions: They are held higher and higher above the heads of rising women, for them to emulate. ↗

— Naomi Wolf

#beauty #body-image #eating-disorders #self-esteem #society

We're just beginning to learn the importance of music in our society. ↗

— Lester Bowie

#importance #just #learn #music #our