Society Quotes

I was taught to confront things you can't avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you're trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers don't last for ever makes them beautiful.

A gender-equal society would be one where the word 'gender' does not exist: where everyone can be themselves.

The key to the future in an aging society is not found in increasing just our life span; we need to increase our health span at the same time.

Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.

The practice of patience toward one another, the overlooking of one another's defects, and the bearing of one another's burdens is the most elementary condition of all human and social activity in the family, in the professions, and in society.

The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses.

The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.

Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.

In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it.

Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.

Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British rule, for the recovery of the United States, for making the Anglo Saxon race but one Empire? What a dream, but yet it is probable; it is possible.

Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster than politics.

Journalism is about results. It's about affecting your community or your society in the most progressive way.

A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional surplus, which is invested in generating new discoveries in science and technology.

Wherever there is a settled society, religion is necessary; the laws cover manifest crimes, and religion covers secret crimes.

If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.

If we had any nerve at all, if we had any real balls as a society, or whatever you need, whatever quality you need, real character, we would make an effort to really address the wrongs in this society, righteously.

If we as a society are willing to have a preference for organic food, the farmer can pass on the savings.

The Electoral College needs to go, because it's made our society less and less democratic.

Elon Musk is worried about AI apocalypse, but I am worried about people losing their jobs. The society will have to adapt to a situation where people learn throughout their lives depending on the skills needed in the marketplace.