Quotes by Our Society I believe that our society is merely a reflection of what is going on inside each and every one of us. Seal our-society reflection believe Awareness in our society has flipped all types of injustice on its head. Serj Tankian injustice our-society awareness It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tells us that suffering is wrong. If it's our own suffering, we try to hide it or isolate ourselves. If others are suffering, we're taught to put them away somewhere so we don't have to see it. Sharon Salzberg our-society suffering trying Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt. Shirley Chisholm skirts our-society losing Feminism, when it truly achieves its goals, will crack through the most basic structures of our society. Shulamith Firestone feminism our-society goal There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think. Sigourney Weaver conning our-society thinking As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and wish away, rather than confront, the racial inequality that exists in our society. Sonia Sotomayor our-society guarantees wish We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists for all, both legal and economic justice. Sonia Sotomayor moral our-society justice No one in our society needs to be told that exercise is good for us. Whether you are overweight or have a chronic illness or are a slim couch potato, you've probably heard or read this dictum countless times throughout your life. But has anyone told you-indeed, guaranteed you-that regular physical activity will make you happier? I swear by it. Sonja Lyubomirsky slim our-society exercise There are people in our society who should be separated and discarded. Spiro T. Agnew our-society should people Our society has gotten to the point where we might soon become less and less shocked by any kind of violence. Stanley Crouch our-society violence might The professionalism of technique and flash of dexterity are more comfortable to be around than raw creative power, hence our society generally rewards virtuoso performers more highly than it rewards original creators. Stephen Nachmanovitch rewards our-society creative Racism is beyond common sense and has no place in our society. Steven Morrissey common-sense our-society racism A widely held, but rarely articulated, belief in our society is that the ideal self is bold, alpha, gregarious. Introversion is viewed somewhere between disappointment and pathology. Susan Cain our-society disappointment self Man stands in materialism; you and I are materialists. Our talking about God and Spirit is good; but it is simply the vogue in our society to talk thus: we have learnt it parrot-like and repeat it. Swami Vivekananda our-society talking men Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder; it is a howling reproach. Ted Koppel medicine our-society strong The findings in contemporary social sciences are helping us understand that we can find other ways to educate people and act against injustice and corruption in our society. Tariq Ramadan our-society people way Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society. Ted Turner our-society television negative Part of what is wrong with our society, and hence with ourselves, is that we consume images, we don't produce them. We need to produce, not consume, media. Terence McKenna our-society media needs I wonder how it is we have come to this place in our society where art and nature are spoke in terms of what is optional, the pastime and concern of the elite? Terry Tempest Williams our-society wonder art «56789101112131415»