Men of genius are often dull and inert in society as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Let him who expects one class of society to prosper in the highest degree, while the other is in distress, try whether one side of the face can smile while the other is pinched. Thomas Fuller
Hip-hop reflects the truth, and the problem is that hip-hop exposes a lot of the negative truth that society tries to conceal. It's a platform where we could offer information, but it's also an escape. Busta Rhymes
We live in a society obsessed with public opinion. But leadership has never been about popularity. Marco Rubio
Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top. Chili Davis
Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored. Lord Byron
Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners. Alexis de Tocqueville
Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. E. O. Wilson
Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society... It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is very scary stuff. Stephen Harper
One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action. Eric Hoffer
We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society. Angela Davis
Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. Simone de Beauvoir
In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it. Cal Thomas
Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man. John Burroughs
Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage. Mason Cooley
I believe we can continue the Great Society while we fight in Vietnam. Lyndon B. Johnson
He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his private interest. Theodor Adorno
The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property. John Locke