“It is the political task of the social scientist — as of any liberal educator — continually to translate personal troubles into public issues, and public issues into the terms of their human meaning for a variety of individuals. It is his task to display in his work — and, as an educator, in his life as well — this kind of sociological imagination. And it is his purpose to cultivate such habits of mind among the men and women who are publicly exposed to him. To secure these ends is to secure reason and individuality, and to make these the predominant values of a democratic society.” MenMindHumansWellsKindEndsReasonPoliticalPurposeValuesIndividualSocialTermImaginationIssuesTroubleHe ManHabitMen And WomenTasksScientistDemocraticIndividualitySecureVarietyExposedDisplayTranslateEducatorDemocratic SocietySociologicalHabits Of Mind Book:The Sociological Imagination Source: The Sociological Imagination
“Above all, do not give up your moral and political autonomy by accepting in somebody else's terms the illiberal practicality of the bureaucratic ethos or the liberal practicality of the moral scatter. Know that many personal troubles cannot be solved merely as troubles, but must be understood in terms of public issues and in terms of the problems of history making.” KnowsGivingProblemPoliticalTermAcceptingMoralIssuesTroubleGiving UpUnderstoodNot Giving UpAutonomyEthosPracticalityDo Not Give UpHistory Making Book:C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings Source: C. Wright Mills: Letters and Autobiographical Writings
“The bad thing about living in a small town was that everything became a personal issue. The good thing about living in a small town was that everything became a personal issue. During times of trouble, the support system was massive.” SupportIssuesTroubleTownsGood ThingsMassiveBad ThingsSmall TownSupport SystemsTimes Of TroublePersonal IssuesLiving In A Small Town Book:Open Season Source: Open Season
“As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.” JobsOrderActorsIssuesTroubleDirectorsProducersChainsMinoritiesCastingMaking A LivingFood ChainControl IssuesTrouble MakingPecking Order Author:B. D. Wong
“You can never really understand an individual unless you also understand the society,historical time period in which they live,personal troubles, and social issues” IndividualSocialIssuesTroublePeriodsHistoricalSocial IssuesTime Periods Author:C. Wright Mills
“Just like in any other movie, too, we've had car troubles. We've had issues with weather. We've had issues with you name it. You can't predict this tough but as long as you go at it with the mindset that it doesn't matter what happens, we'll just figure out a way around it - that's the reason that I'm here.” WayLongMatterReasonHappensNamesIssuesTroubleCarFiguresToughMindsetWeather Author:Todd Farmer
“he issue of inequality in this country [USA], and the ways that money has captured our political system, are serious indicators of that. And climate change is a game-changer. We really are in serious trouble as a species if we stick with business as usual. We desperately need to find alternatives, and in fact we are surrounded by them.” IfsWayNeedsCountryFactsPoliticalGamesIssuesTroubleSeriousSticksClimateSpeciesClimate ChangeInequalityAlternativesUsaUsualCapturedPolitical SystemsIndicatorsGame Changers Author:Cynthia Kauffman
“In June 2002, airport security searched Al Gore. There's a lot not to like about Gore, but he's not a terrorist. Gore said he was glad he was searched. Why? To spare a terrorist the trouble? This is a serious national issue; why must liberals lie? Searching Al Gore is purely a religious act. It is the purposeless fetishistic performance of ritual in accordance with the civic religion of liberalism.” SaidLyingReligiousIssuesTroubleSecuritySeriousPerformancesGladTerroristLiberalismAlsRitualSparesAirportsJuneGoreCivicsAirport Security Author:Ann Coulter
“The reason why I started the clothing line Licious is because I had trouble finding clothes for my body type. I figured if I'm having trouble finding clothes for me, being curvy, I know girls with my body type are probably facing the same issue. And so with the help of my designer, I came up with the idea of creating my own clothing line.” IfsKnowsIdeasReasonHelpingBodyGirlLinesMy OwnIssuesTroubleTypeFindingsCreatingClothesReason WhyDesignerClothingsCurvyBody TypesClothing Line Author:Coco Austin
“And then, of course, Bush won reelection, with everything out there, all of our complaints, all of the issues, all of the troubles with Iraq. So where are we? Bush certainly sees himself as having been given an endorsement. He was asked about accountability in an interview, about why Rumsfeld, Rice, and Wolfowitz have been promoted, these people who led us into the debacle in Iraq. Bush said there was accountability - it was the election. So there we are.” PeopleHas BeensSaidCoursesGivenIssuesTroubleElectionIraqInterviewsAccountabilityComplaintsRiceEndorsementsReelectionDebacles Author:Seymour Hersh
“However, there probably is a slight connection between the high-wire, super sensitivity, open to everything and too much, and slightly fragile soul of the artist and the need to self-medicate, which can lead to bad trouble either in drugs, or alcohol. So it's not that there's no connection, it's just that we can't make too much of it because it isn't the addiction that's the issue, it's the fragility of some people who do artistic work, who end up in rehab somewhere or other.” PeopleNeedsSoulEndsSelfArtistIssuesToo MuchTroubleDrugConnectionsAddictionAlcoholArtisticFragileSensitivityWireRehabFragility Author:Anne Roiphe