Quotes for All
No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa. Eugene Ionesco
A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself. Emily Bronte
I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself. Emily Bronte
It is an understatement to say that in this society injustices abound: in truth, it is itself the quintessence of injustice. Emile M. Cioran
The measure of mindfulness, the touchstone for sanity in this society, is our level of productivity, our attention to responsibility, our ability to plain and simple hold down a job. Elizabeth Wurtzel
The measure of our mindfulness, the touchstone for sanity in this society, is our level of productivity, our attention to responsibility, our ability to plain and simple hold down a job. If you’re still at the point when you’re even just barely going through the motions–showing up at work, paying the bills–you are still okay … Read more
We live in this society where you must constantly be reinventing yourself. The big question is what are you doing next. The only thing they want is composed of these three elements: They want you to do it the exact same way because they want more of it; but they want it to be totally … Read more
It is difficult to accept death in this society because it is unfamiliar. In spite of the fact that it happens all the time, we never see it. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Society is like a stew. If you don’t stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. Edward Abbey
There’s always the danger that there are so damn many things that a playwright can examine in this society of ours – things that have less to do with his artistic work than have to do with the critical and aesthetic environment – that perhaps he does have to worry about whether or not he … Read more