#groups

At every point I am besieged by people who would like me to conform to some social norm of whatever sort of social group they expect me to be a part of. I never have any identification with these social groups. ↗

— Sean Parker

#any #conform #every #expect #group

A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin. ↗

— Rand Paul

#allowing #based #color #discrimination #even

By that I mean, I think that it is true that politics and political heroes have to satisfy our need to be greater than mortal in some way, and that's led them into creating illusions, sound bites, focus groups that tell you what to do. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

#creating #focus #focus groups #greater #groups

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body; or whether they are united merely to defend their common interests and otherwise function as separate individuals. ↗

— Herbert Read

#army #body #common #common interests #defend

But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#anything #because #beliefs #believe #certain

The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list. ↗

— Jack Kilby

#awarded #building #dedication #different #go

Class is not a fixed designation in this country. We are an upwardly mobile society with a lot of movement between income groups. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#class #country #designation #fixed #groups

If the American military begins to withdrawal, there will be no need for these armed groups. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

#american military #armed #begins #groups #military

Iraq may get peace and stability through restoring it's sovereignty under participation of all Iraqi factions and sectarian groups, who must rebuild a new democratic, free and independent Iraq. ↗

— Ali A. Saleh

#factions #free #get #groups #independent

A lot of industry groups have said they support a federal law. They don't want to have to deal with 50 different state laws. ↗

— William Jackson

#different #federal #federal law #groups #industry