Quote by Talcott Parsons
Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable t

Among those who are satisfactory in this respect it is desirable to have represented as great a diversity of intellectual tradition, social milieu and personal character as possible. – Talcott Parsons

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The hypothesis may be put forward, to be tested by the s subsequent investigation, that this development has been in large part a matter of the reciprocal interaction of new factual insights and knowledge on the one hand with changes in the theoretical system on the other. – Talcott Parsons

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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality. – Talcott Parsons

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Family
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It is that of increasing knowledge of empirical fact, intimately combined with changing interpretations of this body of fact – hence changing general statements about it – and, not least, a changing a structure of the theoretical system. – Talcott Parsons

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People respect nonfiction but they read novels. – E. O. Wilson

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What I respect as far as in myself and in others is the spirit of just doing it. For better or worse, it may work and it may not, but Im going to go for it. Ultimately I probably prefer to be respected for that than whether it works out or not, either winning or losing. – Hugh Jackman

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I will have to earn trust and respect from my kids. – Tiger Woods

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Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult. – Mohamed ElBaradei

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Hopefully, imparting whats important to me, respect for the food and that information about the purveyors, people will realize that for a restaurant to be good, so many pieces have to come together. – Thomas Keller

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If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history. – David Suzuki

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Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God. – Abu Bakr

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I think Saturday Night Live, starting in the 1970s, really gave women an outlet to be funny. A lot of those women went on to have film careers, from Kristen Wiig now to Tina Fey and Gilda Radner. – Emma Stone

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