“The creative process ignites our imagination, and I believe that that same imagination is what will propel us forward with issues of social change. I do think we have to acknowledge that we are a very capitalistic and consumptive nation, and that talk about conservation or issues of sustainability is never going to be popular with the dominant culture because it means checks and balances on an economy that is reserved for the dollar, rather than an economy that honors and respects spiritual resources and the right of all life to participate on the planet, not just our species.” ThinkingBelieveMeanSpiritualCultureI BelieveNationsSocialProcessImaginationEconomyCreativeIssuesEnvironmentPlanetsBalanceHonorResourcesDollarsSpeciesChecksAcknowledgeSustainabilityCreative ProcessDominantConservationSocial ChangeReservedIgniteDominant CultureHonor And Respect Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“The most degrading of human passions is the fear of death. It tears away the restraints and the conventions which alone make social life possible to man; it reveals the brute in him which underlies them all. In the desperate hand-to-hand struggle for life there is no element of nobility. He who is engaged upon it throws aside honor, he throws aside self-respect, he throws aside all that would make victory worth having - he asks for nothing but bare life.” MenHumansSelfHandsDeathPassionAsksSocialStruggleTearsVictoryHonorElementsEngagedDesperateSelf RespectConventionsRestraintNobilityFear Of DeathBrutesSocial LifeLife DeathDegrading Author:Gertrude Bell
“[On The Waste Land:] Various critics have done me the honor to interpret the poem in terms of criticism of the contemporary world, have considered it, indeed, as an important bit of social criticism. To me it was only the relief of a personal and wholly insignificant grouse against life; it is just a piece of rhythmical grumbling.” WorldImportantDoneSocialBitsTermPiecesLandHonorWasteCriticismCriticsVariousContemporaryReliefInsignificantGrumblingWaste Land Author:T. S. Eliot
“For thousands of years, human beings have been obsessed with beauty, truth, love, honor, altruism, courage, social relationships, art, and God. They all go together as subjective experiences, and it's a straw man to set God up as the delusion. If he is, then so is truth itself or beauty itself.” IfsMenYearsHumansHas BeensArtTogetherSocialHuman BeingsHonorObsessedDelusionAltruismSubjectiveStrawsTruth LoveSocial Relationships Author:Deepak Chopra
“The political, social, and spiritual impact of the life example set by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela might be measured in part by the profound and unique gestures made by people in different countries to honor his life upon learning of his death.” PeopleMadeDifferentCountryMightSpiritualPoliticalSocialExampleHonorUniqueImpactProfoundGesturesNelsonDifferent Countries Author:Aberjhani
“Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle at the risk of social disapproval, economic loss or injury to career - that require the greatest moral will power. Since there is usually little upside to winning and a significant and often lasting downside to losing, moral courage often requires as much character as physical bravery.” LittlesCharacterFormWinningSocialLossMoralPrinciplesCareersSuccessfulRiskEconomicHonorLosingStandingBraverySignificantInjuryLastingWill PowerValorMoral CourageDisapprovalPhysical Courage Author:Michael Josephson
“"Honor never grows old, and honor rejoices the heart of age. It does so because honor is, finally, about defending those noble and worthy things that deserve defending, even if it comes at a high cost. In our time, that may mean social disapproval, public scorn, hardship, persecution, or as always, even death itself. The question remains: What is worth defending? What is worth dying for? What is worth living for?” IfsHeartMayMeanDoeAgeSocialGrowsDyingHonorCostDeserveRemainsWorthyNobleOur TimeHardshipRejoicePersecutionScornWorth LivingDisapprovalWorthy ThingsSheepdogs Author:William Bennett
“To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good... Ideology - that is what gives devildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts seem good instead of bad in his own and others' eyes, so that he won't hear reproaches and curses but will receive praise and honors.” GivingFirstsBelieveHumansLongHelpingSeemsEyeEvilPoliticsSocialHuman BeingsTheoryHonorDeterminationPraiseIdeologyCurseJustificationReproachSteadfastnessSocial Theory Author:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
“The United Nations and the Organization of American States have named 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. This is an opportunity for all of us around the globe to celebrate the diversity of our societies and to honor the contributions that our fellow citizens of African descent make every day to the economic, social and political fabrics of our communities.” PeopleYearsStatesPoliticalOpportunityNationsSocialCommunityUnitedSocietyEconomicCitizensHonorDiversityOrganizationFellowsInternationalCelebrateContributionOur SocietyCelebrationGlobesFabricUnited NationsOur CommunityDescent Author:Hillary Clinton