Alex Carey Quotes
A society or culture which is disposed to view the world in Manichean terms will be more vulnerable to control by propaganda.
Quotes to Explore
-
I want to encourage women to take control of their health.
-
I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to hang the ills of society on as a scapegoat.
-
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.
-
My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life.
-
That's the kind of consumer society we live in. We're always looking for the next product that's going to change your life instead of just going out and changing your life.
-
For a long time, society put obstacles in the way of women who wanted to enter the sciences.
-
Society is what we make of it, so we'd better try to make it the best we can.
-
Labels, boxes, and politically correct terminology all seem small and irrelevant when being compared to the violent and brutal attacks on the lives of people who are different than what society says we should be.
-
I hate to lose. Sometimes, I let my emotions get out of control.
-
The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. No segment in the society can match with the power, idealism, enthusiasm and courage of the young people.
-
I think as an American society, when we're paying too many taxes or dealing with war, we don't want to see sad things at the movies.
-
I guess there was a little bit of a slight rebellion, maybe a little bit of a renegade desire that made me realize at some point in my adolescence that I really liked pictures that told stories of things - genre paintings, historical paintings - the sort of derivatives we get in contemporary society.
-
In a democratic society like ours, relief must come through an aroused popular conscience that sears the conscience of the people's representatives.
-
Democracy and markets are both fundamental building blocks for a decent society. But they clash at a fundamental level. We need to balance them.
-
In a free society a large degree of human activity is none of the government's business. We should make criminal what's going to hurt other people and other than that we should leave it to people to make their own choices.
-
We are trying to create a nation that has never before existed, of all the races, tribes, cultures and creeds of Earth, where all are equal. In this utopian drive for the perfect society of our dreams we are killing the real country we inherited - the best and greatest country on earth.
-
I lived long enough to see the cure for death; to see the rise of the Bitchun Society, to learn ten languages; to compose three symphonies; to realize my boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World; to see the death of the workplace and of work.
-
Circumcision, an archaic ritual mutilation that has no justification whatever and no place in a civilized society.
-
Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.
-
So if we are really concerned about generating more taxes, we ought to be investing in our people, not taking away the kinds of resources that contribute to their ability to become greater taxpayers in this country.
-
We can either continue to collectively stand on the sidelines and debate what is causing autism and if it is an epidemic or we can get on the field and start addressing the real problem - a generation of children with autism. We are not focusing enough on prevention, treatments and support services.
-
I've never been happy doing stock work; I've never been happy thinking that I haven't changed something.
-
You have to create something from nothing.
-
A society or culture which is disposed to view the world in Manichean terms will be more vulnerable to control by propaganda.
