“For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingLongHelpingSocialMusic IsLong TimeWorkersSocial Worker Author:Iris DeMent
“Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been examining for a long time.” LongHas BeensStoriesSocialIssuesLong TimeDestructionPainterNovelistsFilmmakerExplorationPlaywrightExamining Author:J. J. Abrams
“Scholars have been arguing for a long time whether the Soviet Union could have been turned into some kind of social democracy. I doubt it myself. I think what Gorbachev didn't quite understand, until it was too late, is that his efforts at change unleashed new, certrifical forces he hadn't counted on. He opened the door a crack and a huge wind blew it open.” ThinkingKindLongHas BeensForceSocialEffortDemocracyDoubtDoorsWindHugeLateLong TimeUnionsArguingToo LateCracksSovietScholarSoviet UnionCould Have BeenUnleashedGorbachevSocial Democracy Author:David Hoffman
“When I first began acting, I assumed an intellectual responsibility attached to my profession, which I had accepted for a long time. My father taught me that an actor had to have a social and political conscience, and that the work that he does has to reflect from that.” FirstsLongDoePoliticalActorsFatherSocialActingResponsibilityTaughtLong TimeIntellectualConscienceProfessionAccepted Author:Christopher Reeve