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In Italy, on the breaking up of the Roman Empire, society might be said to be resolved into its original elements, - into hostile atoms, whose only movement was that of mutual repulsion.

Quotes by Edward Everett

All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism.

Quotes by Edward Bond

Art is the close scrutiny of reality and therefore I put on the stage only those things that I know happen in our society.

Quotes by Edward Bond

Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done.

Quotes by Edward Bond

The human mind is a dramatic structure in itself and our society is absolutely saturated with drama.

Quotes by Edward Bond

Of all the thankless jobs that economists set for themselves when it comes to educating people about economics, the notion that society is better off if some industries are allowed to wither, their workers lose their jobs, and investors lose...

Quotes by Edward C. Prescott

Early in 1888 one or two of us got together to establish our own Sheffield Socialist Society.

Quotes by Edward Carpenter

There is no time and space limitation for public accountability on the Internet. Creative commonality is standard and does not resemble the authoritarian style of the dead communist experience. It seems that it is no longer society's obligation to understand...

Quotes by Eduardo Paes

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.

Quotes by Edward Abbey

'Egalitarians' who complain about inequality view the wealth of the wealthiest as bad in itself: it disfigures society. They would enact a wealth tax to extirpate the offending wealth.

Quotes by Edmund Phelps

The human imagination has already come to conceive the possibility of recreating human society.

Quotes by Edmund Wilson

I come from that society and there is a common thread, specifically family values - the idea that you do anything for your family, and the unconditional love for one's children.

Quotes by Ednita Nazario

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

Far from being the basis of the good society, the family, with its narrow privacy and tawdry secrets, is the source of all our discontents.

Quotes by Edmund Leach

I know a lot of single people who are not miserable as society tells them they're supposed to be.

Quotes by Edith Pearlman

Dallas was a Black and White society at that time; it didn't have the diversity it has now.

Quotes by Eddie Bernice Johnson

When you accept the way things are, there's really no other way to operate than the way you've been conditioned to. You live in America: you're free to vote, you go vote, and you continue to see the problems of...

Quotes by Ed Kowalczyk

In those years of the Fifties, in London and New York, I lived, without knowing it, in a time when the profoundest changes were happening: when a radical alteration was getting ready to happen in the way a society saw...

Quotes by Eavan Boland

Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

The readings of Soviet society are as many as the experts you speak to. In my view, it's a society that is overdue for measures of democratization and organization.

Quotes by E. P. Thompson

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about the impact of today's decisions?
One quote makes a strong point about long-term consequences: "The decisions we make about communication security today will determine the kind of society we live in tomorrow." For more on everyday living, see our Live page.
Is there a quote about facing public backlash?
Yes - one quote recalls being an outsider after a controversial project, saying "I was anathema in polite society after I made 'Last House.' People literally would grab their children and run from the room."
Does the collection touch on diversity in higher education?
One quote shares a view on cultivating varied leadership, stating that this "depends on universities' transparent use of race as one of many factors in an admissions process that is accessible to all" - presented here as that quote's own stated position on the issue. For more thoughtful perspectives, see our Good collection.
Is there a quote about the pressure to be first?
Yes - one quote pushes back on that mindset, noting that "In a society that glorifies the pioneers, it's easy to think that an endeavor is only worth pursuing if you can be the first to pursue it." For more life lessons, see our Life page.
What's the range of perspectives in this collection?
From security and public opinion to education policy and ambition, these quotes look at society from several different angles. Explore more in our Me section.

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