Quotes About Society

While childless couples are constantly asked, 'Why they are not having children,' my husband and I are bombarded with a different set of questions: 'Why would you have so many?' or 'Are you done having children?'

I haven't done the milestoney things - getting married, buying a house, having children.

A lot of women feel apologetic or feel the need to make excuses for not having children but women don't need to if they don't want to.

People think they're making individual decisions for themselves and their family not to get vaccinated. It's not just an individual choice - you're a hazard to society.

Somewhere along the way, New York became all about money. Or rather, it was always about money, but it wasn't all about money, if you know what I mean. New York's not Geneva or Zurich yet, but we're certainly heading in that direction. London is, too.

If you are heading for 60, people will flirt with you; if you are heading for 70, they won't.

I think, in general, this country makes a huge deal about nudity and not a big enough deal about violence. We're allowed to cut people's heads off on shows - but not allowed to show breasts or somebody breastfeeding or whatever. I think it's a big deal in America especially. But I think to each is own.

The generation we live in, we're constantly entertained - we turn our heads this way, and there's something else to entertain us. Sitting down in one seat for two hours may not be enough anymore.

Violence begets violence, and hate begets hate. Both hate and violence beget a society that harms, and makes impossible the healing necessary for us to reach our full potential.

I think sports is part of the healing process for society.

I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care.

Replacing your family's current health care with government-run health care is not the answer. In fact, it'll make health care much more expensive.

Capitalism can't deliver decent health care.

Health care costs are an issue both for the government and for our larger economy.

I believe in free education, free healthcare. But I do not believe in equality.

We as a society need to become healthier.

When you help make people healthier, it makes the nation healthier; it makes the world healthier. It makes the economy healthier.

If we could end the old fashioned idea that feeling down is something to be ashamed of, something that you shouldn't burden others with, we would make our society a much happier and healthier place.

I think it's a class thing. There are people that would honestly think Pret a Manger is healthier than Greggs. Why?

If you can't educate your citizens and you can't keep them healthy, you can't begin to be a society.

A man like Wilde was not free to live out of the closet as a homosexual, and women in general were not able to be truly themselves; there was no place for a woman's voice to be heard or for her to express her sexuality.

Green Day is a band that you always felt had something to say, whether it was about the times or love or heartache.

I feel like there is a real lack of empathy - not just in American society, it's definitely happening in Britain as well - and it's heartbreaking that people can see something and not feel it.

I think every artist should follow their vision; their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for. That said though, I think also artists have, continuously good artists, have been good for their times.