Patriarchy is like the elephant in the room that we dont talk about, but how could it not affect the planet radically when its the superstructure of human society. – Ani DiFranco
A society that has made nostalgia a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today. – Christopher Lasch
Im an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society. – Jessica Hagedorn
Most people in this society who arent actively mad are, at best, reformed or potential lunatics. – Susan Sontag
One of the things I keep coming back to in my writing is that society doesnt work on this mirror principle, you dont have an exact replica on the left of what you have on the right. It just doesnt work that way. – Thomas Frank
Most of Roosevelts innovations have been the law of the land for 70 years now, and yet we are still a free society free enough, that is, to allow tens of thousands of protesters to gather on the National Mall and to broadcast their slogans and speeches to the world via C-SPAN. – Thomas Frank
Psychotherapy theory turns it all on you: you are the one who is wrong. If a kid is having trouble or is discouraged, the problem is not just inside the kid its also in the system, the society. – James Hillman
Its not fair that women look in the mirror and feel disgust because of what society has made them believe. – Jessica Simpson
How a society channels male aggression is one of the greatest questions as to whether that society will survive. Thats why I am not against violence in the media, I am against the glorification of immoral violence. – Dennis Prager
If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are societys heroes. – Guy Kawasaki
There is so much potential out there in young people and they arent getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society. – Benjamin Carson
Well, we ought to be stirred, even to tears, by societys ills. – George McGovern
The truth is, I think we are a self-less society, not a selfish society. Because were so busy now. – Phil McGraw
In an individualistic culture, the narcissist is Gods gift to the world. In a collectivist society, the narcissist is Gods gift to the collective. – Christopher Lasch
There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics its something to do with the social structure of society. – Jo Brand
Its upsetting to be a man in our society. – David Mamet
If you let society and your peers define who you are, youre the less for it. – Hugh Hefner
Boys natural play is rough and tumble play, its the universal play of little boys. And its very different from aggression. And we are a society thats failing to understand the distinction. – Christina Hoff Sommers
How many of you have broken no laws this month? Thats the kind of society I want to build. I want a guarantee – with physics and mathematics, not with laws – that we can give ourselves real privacy of personal communications. – John Gilmore
Youve 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
