#society

Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#amount #been #character #contained #courage

In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism. ↗

— George J. Mitchell

#attributes #criticism #every #getting #greater

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#closet #girl #give #her #i

Up until now, the biggest question in society about video games has been what to do about violent games. But it's almost like society in general considers video games to be something of a nuisance, that they want to toss into the garbage can. ↗

— Shigeru Miyamoto

#almost #been #biggest #considers #games

If we are to fulfill the promise of this great Nation that everybody in our society has equal access to the law, obviously having the resources to have access to the law is extremely important. ↗

— Alan Mollohan

#equal #everybody #extremely #fulfill #great

It's very difficult in our society. You cannot impose certain behavioral changes. Education can do it at the right time, probably by high school. After that it is too late. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

#behavioral #cannot #certain #changes #difficult

As legislators and as Members of Congress, it is our obligation to speak up for those who are being ignored in our society. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) does just that. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#against #being #being ignored #congress #does

The emphasis on the birth of Christ tends to polarize our pluralistic society and create legal and ethnic belligerence. ↗

— John Clayton

#christ #create #emphasis #ethnic #legal

I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop. ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#already #basically #case #child #child abuse

You've got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#books #doing #doing the right thing #down #eating