Without intervention today, the cost of care for adults with autism will be significantly greater and the burden will no longer lie with the parents, but on our entire society. Jenny McCarthy adultautismburden Change image and share on social
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. Rollo May conformitycouragecowardice Change image and share on social
Scotland's political identity was destroyed, and a huge Scottish emigration to North America followed the brutal Highland clearances. These included every layer of Scottish society, not just the remnants of the defeated clans. Tariq Ali americabrutalclan share on social
Somehow our society has formed a one-sided view of the human personality, and for some reason everyone understood giftedness and talent only as it applied to the intellect. But it is possible not only to be talented in one's thoughts but also to be talented in one's feelings as well. Lev Vygotsky applyfeelingform share on social
It's easy for people to grow up in our society believing that certain lifestyles are risk free when they certainly are not. Bill James believeeasyfree Change image and share on social
The novel at its nineteenth-century pinnacle was a Judaized novel: George Eliot and Dickens and Tolstoy were all touched by the Jewish covenant: they wrote of conduct and of the consequences of conduct: they were concerned with a society of will and commandment. Cynthia Ozick centurycommandmentconcern share on social
At the same, we need to remain sensitive to the reality that we are still an African society in which the majority of the people and communities live under severe deprivations and afflictions that are no fault of theirs. Ibrahim Babangida afflictionafricancommunity share on social
The instinct of self-preservation in human society, acting almost subconsciously, as do all drives in the human mind, is rebelling against the constantly refined methods of annihilation and against the destruction of humanity. Bertha von Suttner actannihilationconstantly share on social
Movies have power. Power to impact society and the choices we make. I want to entertain, but I also want to say something to the world. Gina Prince-Bythewood choiceentertainimpact Change image and share on social
The first thing to improve society is not banning abortion, but making sure that everyone who had a child is in the best position to be able to rear it. Caitlin Moran abortionbanchild Change image and share on social
