“Today we hear a great deal about Organizational Men, Mass Culture, Conformity, the Lonely Crowd, the Power Elite and its Conspiracy of Mediocrity. We forget that the very volume of this criticism is an indication that our society is still radically pluralistic. Not only are there plenty of exceptionalists who take exception to the stereotyping of the mass culture but that very string of epithets comes from a series of books that have been recent best-sellers, symptoms of a popular, living tradition of dissent from things as they are.” MenHas BeensStillsBookTodayCultureForgetDealsMassTraditionCriticismLonelySeriesCrowdsPlentyExceptionOur SocietyStringsConformityMediocrityConspiracyElitesVolumeStereotypeSymptomsDissentIndicationSellersOrganizationalBest SellersMass CultureEpithet Author:Kenneth Rexroth
“The more people anticipate the elimination of suffering the less strength they have actually to oppose it. Whoever deals with his personal suffering only in the way our society has taught him - through illusion, minimization, suppression, apathy - will deal with societal suffering in the same way.” PeopleWaySufferingDealsTaughtIllusionOur SocietyApathyAnticipateSuppressionElimination Book:Suffering Source: Suffering
“I made money. I wanted to give it back to Africa but I wanted to give it back in a meaningful way. So I really want to do something which deals with the root of the problem of hunger, of disease, of ills we have in our society.” WayWantGivingMadeProblemWantedDealsDiseaseRootsHungerMeaningfulOur Society Author:Mo Ibrahim
“My job is to be an artist and thus I use different media to deal with the status of the body in our society.” DifferentUseBodyJobsArtistDealsMediaOur Society Author:Orlan
“And here we are with our improved human world that we've spent a great deal of time and energy working on. We've improved the rivers and the lakes and the land and our society and our ways of living to the point where we now wonder if the human race will survive.” IfsWorldWayHumansEnergyDealsRaceWonderLandRiversHuman RaceLakesOur SocietyTime And Energy Book:Buddhism Plain and Simple Source: Buddhism Plain and Simple
“At the end of the day, I think there is an important moment happening in our society right, and I have to do the right thing. At the end of the day, I don't label myself one way or another. I come from a place where I find it hard to identify with a label. I've dated men in the past, and now I'm dating a woman, and I see it as ultimately no big deal.” ThinkingMenWayImportantEndsHardMomentsBigsPastDealsHappeningsDatingOne WayLabelsRight ThingThe End Of The DayOur SocietyBig DealImportant Moments Author:Amber Heard
“It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.” PeopleLifeLooksSeemsDealsStressPressureHandleLook UpOur SocietyLoadJudaismStressorsReduce StressUnder Stress Book:A Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury: A Special Selection for Mothers Source: A Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Treasury: A Special Selection for Mothers
“I think that idea of alienation, for whatever reason, is still very prevalent within our society and a lot of people deal with it - most people deal with it at some point in their life unless they're sort of the golden child. I think that's something that we all need to address.” PeopleThinkingNeedsChildrenStillsIdeasReasonDealsGoldenAddressesOur SocietyAlienationGolden Child Author:Michael Fassbender