Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists because they are convinced that such a transformation of society can only result from the establishment of a commonwealth of property. Johann Most anarchistcommonwealthcommunist share on social
The ancient superficial idea of the uniform and progressive growth of the human personality has remained unaltered, and the erroneous belief has persisted that it is the duty of the adult to fashion the child according to the pattern required by society. Maria Montessori adultancientbelief share on social
We lost our way and allowed greed and excess to become the twin pillars of too much of the financial culture. We became a society utterly absorbed in consumption and dismissive of moderation. Tom Brokaw absorballowconsumption Change image and share on social
If you think of movie studio executives, say, as society, then I root for the independent producers. Donald E. Westlake executiveindependentmovie Change image and share on social
The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction. Christopher Lasch addictionconsumptionmas Change image and share on social
I don't think homosexuality is a choice. Society forces you to think it's a choice, but in fact, it's in one's nature. The choice is whether one expresses one's nature truthfully or spends the rest of one's life lying about it. Marlo Thomas choiceexpressfact share on social
The freedom enjoyed in Western society under the rule of law and constitutional government explains both the quality of its civilization and its wealth. Paul Johnson civilizationconstitutionalenjoy Change image and share on social
Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause. Marilyn vos Savant aboundattentiondeficit Change image and share on social
Growing up as an Asian American in this society, there were a lot of times where you feel isolated or out of place as an Asian. And growing up in White America, that's absolutely my experience. And I think that's why I got into acting because I wanted to be anybody else but Asian. Ming-Na Wen absolutelyactamerica share on social
Intimacy seems to be one of the major highs of life, whether it's getting to know yourself in a deeper way, or your partner, or the world and the society that you live in. Jeff Bridges deephighintimacy Change image and share on social