Nicholas Meyer Quotes
Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.
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Truth in our society often takes a back seat to securing gainful consequences.
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Some people think that religion is not essential to society. I do not hold this view. I consider the foundation of religion to be essential to the life and practices of a society.
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Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.
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And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.
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My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life.
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You can't reorder any society from outside. You can help from within.
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What 'Deadwood' did was to talk about how capitalism started, how civilised society came in, and how that brought its own problems.
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We're not going to create a more equal society by not prodding at it, are we?
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Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.
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At the risk of sounding really corny now, I'm a career prosecutor. I've been doing this for a very long time. And I believe in holding people responsible when they violate the law. But our sole responsibility is to seek justice. And sometimes that means a very lengthy sentence for people who are dangerous and from which society must be protected.
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In a consumer society, people wallow in things, fascinating, enjoyable things. If you define your value by the things you acquire and surround yourself with, being excluded is humiliating.
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Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.
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I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.
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I cannot believe there is caste system in society; I cannot believe people are judged on the basis of their prosperity.
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What would a man do, if he were compelled to live always in the sultry heat of society, and could never bathe himself in cool solitude?
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Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.
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I signed this measure with a deep sense of pride that the United States is an open society in which the people's right to know is cherished and guarded.
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All the United States, it is a society that is split like to the bottom, that had very poor people in the country that is one of the wealthiest countries.
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What we are doing in educating students is trying to prepare them to live more fulfilling lives for the decades after they graduate. And trying to provide a better, richer, fairer, more decent society for the generations after.
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Everybody keeps calling for Excellence - excellence not just in schooling, throughout society. But as soon as somebody or something stands out as Excellent, the other shout goes up: 'Elitism!' And whatever produced that thing, whoever praises that result, is promptly put down. 'Standing out' is undemocratic.
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Only very slowly and late have men come to realize that unless freedom is universal it is only extended privilege.
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Eurasia is the world's axial supercontinent. A power that dominated Eurasia would exercise decisive influence over two of the world's three most economically productive regions: Western Europe and East Asia.
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I never dream in French, but certain French words seem better or more fun than English words - like 'pois chiches' for chick peas!
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Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when someone reads them.
