Quotes About Social

In the past an artist produced things that were necessary socially; they were instruments, albeit of a special kind, that helped the dead reach eternity, spells to be cast, prayers to be liturgically fleshed. . . . The aesthetic component of those instruments enhanced their function but was never central, never an independent, nonutilitarian thing.

It is impossible to sort out neatly in order of importance all the factors that rearranged social and political life between the 1960s and the 1990s and in the process transformed marriage as well. Sometimes it is even hard to say which changes caused the transformation and which were consequences. But the changes were not effected by a single generation or a particular political ideology.

while many of the absolutes we cling to are social constructs (varying across cultures and over time), behind these changing constructs we also find some universal human constants.

The old differentiation between the German "uptown" Jew and the Russian of the "Lower East Side" has become a difference between the "quiet, cultivated Wall Street type" and the "noisy, pushy, Seventh Avenue type"—who do not mix any more easily than oil and water. And out of all this has come the impression that Jews "dominate" both these fields in the city.

Just giving someone flowers, or inhaling their sweet aromas, makes us smile and promotes elevated moods, positive thoughts, and eases social encounters.

A lot of parents make you feel very awkward when you meet them.

They've been talking about their prom nonstop. Even the people that think it's a "joke" like Mary Elizabeth can't stop talking about what a "joke" it is. It's all very fun to witness.

Look, I've got nothing against brains. Some of my best friends have them.

When meeting royalty, it is very important, no matter how excited you are, not to vomit on them. Instead, vomit on the nearest commoner.

The work of the poet as a vehicle of world harmony has a social character—this is, it is concerned with the doings of the poet's fellow men, among whom he lives and whose fate he shares. He does not speak 'for them' but with them, nor does he set himself apart from them: otherwise he would not be a source of truth.

Wanting to be liked is often a very unlikeable characteristic.

The Hungarians have a wonderful word,' said Trefusis. 'It is puszipajtás and means roughly someone you know well enough to kiss in the street. They are a demonstrative and affectionate people, the Hungarians, and enthusiastic social kissers. Do you know young Adrian? you might ask and they might reply, I know him, but we're not exactly puszipajtás.

So, an ancient Christian credo declaring solidarity across ethnic lines, class division, and gender difference sounded a little unbelievable to someone who had come to see the Christian church as more a symbol of social ills than of starry-eyed utopian dreams.

Science is no inexorable march to truth, mediated by the collection of objective information and the destruction of ancient superstition. Scientists, as ordinary human beings, unconsciously reflect in their theories the social and political constraints of their times.

science must be understood as a social phenomenon, a gutsy, human enterprise, not the work of robots programed to collect pure information.

Which is what most of our modern communications amount to, when you stop to think of it; chatter for the sake of chatter.

I found a new breed of people, 'Facebook Man' - Comments on anything, but don't even have a single own Status post!!!

Use social media for good and lift others up, not tear them down. Stay on the high road. Keep your peace.

Don't promote negativity online and expect people to treat you with positivity in person.

Cheerfulness will help you draw strangers, cleverness will help gain acquaintances, faithfulness will help you keep companions, and kindness will help you multiply friends.

Love is the best, most insidious, most effective instrument of social repression.

I really love the internet. They say chat-rooms are the trailer park of the internet but I find it amazing.

Environmental problems are really social problems anyway. They begin with people as the cause and end with people as the victims

I'm a very social person and I love being out in the world, and the feeling of not having that is the scariest thing to me.