Quotes About Society

The intolerance of people against other people is growing and growing. And the thing is, this is not anything that's changed. This has been going on for years.

There is a national climate here. We're seeing a rise in hate speech, in intolerance, in racism, in division.

Non-violent extremism is essentially the increase of intolerant and bigoted demands made by groups seeking to dominate society.

I think people are intolerant of artists.

Media is set up to give information to the people - at least that's what it says. But we all know in the U.S. that media is a capitalistic system, people are getting paid to write things, they have bosses and editors, and they have bosses, and they put pressure on people to write intriguing stories that catch the eye.

I truly believe the way to build a good civilization is to do it on Judaeo-Christian values because whenever you do it on Judaeo-Christian values you build amazing countries that give human beings intrinsic value.

Artists have long urged cultural introspection by creating work that forces awareness of our current political and economic landscape.

I would admit I'm an introvert. I don't know why introverts have to apologize.

I'm probably the most introverted extrovert you'll ever meet. Up until I got this show I was constantly told, 'She was really good, but she's just not cute enough.'

When you're in the city, all you see is people. It gets more competitive, people become more introverted.

I try not to get caught up in how our society is so inundated with images, and stay very focused on the work that I'm doing.

What is invaluable about Angela Davis' work is that she does not limit her politics to issues removed from broader social considerations, but connects every aspect of her scholarship and public interventions to what the contours of a truly democratic society might look like.

Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom.

Gender and sex are about rules which we have invented, but we are animals; we belong to nature.

European democracy, for me, is the best form of government invented by mankind.

In consequence of inventing machines, men will be devoured by them.

The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization.

As a society, we can and should invest more money in education.

The British people overwhelmingly favour big businesses and the wealthiest individuals contributing their fair share so we can invest in our schools, hospitals and services.

I am constantly interested in people who society calls 'bad' because I don't like to just buy into something that everybody's going to say. I want to investigate that for myself. With a character, you get to fully investigate that emotionally and understand the parts of them that are in pain and scared and are good. That's human.

'Article 15' is an investigative drama where the audience too is an accused party.

Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development.

When you have a highly divided society, it's hard to come together to make investments in the common good.

Most citizens are consumers, not investors. They don't recognize the benefits to consumers that come from investment.