Quotes about Society

I guess, as a young girl growing up in Liverpool in the '80s, when unemployment was high, my ideal job would have been to have been Minister for Employment to see, can you solve these problems? Can you get people into work?

I do believe in humanism, and I believe that we should treat each other with respect and care and look after each other. All human beings should have an equal chance to survive in society, and inequality is a big problem in society.

One of the tests of the civilization of people is the treatment of its criminals.

Modern culture is a tremendous force.

Many souls fail to find God because they want a religion which will remake society without remaking themselves.

Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.

This society in which we live is radically changing. What previous generations saw as evil is now embraced as being good. It is a dangerous and slippery slope upon which we stand when we reject what Solomon called the beginning of wisdom - the fear of God.

I've been told I'd get so much more work if I was smaller, but going out for dinner and drinks with my friend is more important to me than size.

Not everybody is strong enough to endure life without an anesthetic. Drink probably averts more gross crime than it causes.

Average is very acceptable in our society but I don't think the angels are applauding. If you are determined to be excellent, to not back out of it, you will reap a harvest in your life.

Applying the axioms of physical science to human life has something reprehensible to it.

The deepest life of nature is silent and obscure; so often the elements that move and mould society are the results of the sister's counsel and the mother's prayer.