“No matter how high are one's estimates of human stupidity, one is repeatedly and recurrently startled by the fact that:a) people whom one had once judged rational and intelligent turn out to be unashamedly stupid.b) day after day, with unceasing monotony, one is harassed in one's activities by stupid individuals who appear suddenly and unexpectedly in the most inconvenient places and at the most improbable moments.” PeopleHumansMatterMomentsFactsTurnsIndividualStupidActivityIntelligentStupidityRationalJudgedImprobableInconvenientMonotonyHuman Stupidity Author:Carlo M. Cipolla
“I really do think about the fact that every day counts. I believe that every individual counts, and so I believe that every day counts and I try not to waste it.” ThinkingTryingBelieveFactsIndividualI BelieveWaste Author:Madeleine Albright
“I look for people who have raw intelligence and a great work ethic and loyalty, and I can quickly identify people who have the right ingredients. But sometimes it is more difficult to get them to accept the fact that they can take on increasing responsibility. Oftentimes individuals will decide how far [they] go by how much work they're willing to put in and how quick they are to ask for help. Too many people have this deep-seated fear that if they ask for help, they will be thought less of.” PeopleIfsLooksI CanSometimesFactsHelpingAsksIndividualDifficultResponsibilityAcceptingWillingEthicsLoyaltyIngredientsWork EthicGreat WorkGreat Work Ethic Author:Hillary Clinton
“A country is strong which consists of wealthy families, every member of whom is interested in defending a common treasure; it is weak when composed of scattered individuals, to whom it matters little whether they obey seven or one, a Russian or a Corsican, so long as each keeps his own plot of land, blind in their wretched egotism, to the fact that the day is coming when this too will be torn from them.” LittlesLongCountryMatterFactsIndividualStrongWealthCommonFamilyLandMembersWeakBlindUnitySevenTreasurePlotWealthyTornWretchedEgotism Book:Letters of Two Brides Source: Letters of Two Brides
“Sociological method as we practice it rests wholly on the basic principle that social facts must be studied as things, that is, as realities external to the individual. There is no principle for which we have received more criticism; but none is more fundamental. Indubitably for sociology to be possible, it must above all have an object all its own. It must take cognizance of a reality which is not in the domain of other sciences... there can be no sociology unless societies exist, and that societies cannot exist if there are only individuals.” IfsFactsRealityIndividualSocialPrinciplesPracticeObjectsCriticismMethodFundamentalsSociologyDomainBasic PrinciplesSociological Author:Emile Durkheim
“What we often take to be family values--the work ethic, honesty, clean living, marital fidelity, and individual responsibility--are in fact social, religious, or cultural values. To be sure, these values are transmitted by parents to their children and are familial in that sense. They do not, however, originate within the family. It is the value of close relationships with other family members, and the importance of these bonds relative to other needs.” NeedsChildrenFactsValuesIndividualSocialParentReligiousResponsibilityHonestyMembersEthicsImportanceCleanRelativeWork EthicFidelityFamily MembersFamily ValuesRelationships With OthersIndividual ResponsibilityClose RelationshipClean Living Author:David Elkind