#society

Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#matter #our time #poor #poverty #questions

Certainly another Brad Sherman might be annoying, but it isn't something society doesn't know how to deal with. But a new level of human being is something else. ↗

— Brad Sherman

#another #being #brad #certainly #deal

Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people. ↗

— Hu Shih

#chief concern #chinese #chinese people #concern #confucianism

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless. ↗

— B. F. Skinner

#early #helpless #individual #society

The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society. ↗

— Mark Skousen

#civilized society #force #over #persuasion #sign

I know what it feels like to carry a lot of weight in a society that's very image-conscious. It's a thin person's world, and we try to navigate within it without being made fun of. ↗

— Kevin Smith

#carry #feels #fun #i #know

Acting is easy and fun. You earn a lot of money, and you bang out with girls. The profession is given tremendous significance within our society, but it's not really worthy of it. ↗

— James Spader

#bang #earn #easy #fun #given

It is difficult to age because society won't let you. People expect you to look how you did at the height of your fame. ↗

— Koo Stark

#because #did #difficult #expect #fame

The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society. ↗

— John Paul Stevens

#civilized society #decency #evolving #executing #inconsistent

A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular. ↗

— Adlai E. Stevenson

#free #free society #safe #unpopular #where