Quotes About Society

In 1774, John Adams wrote in his diary, "We have not men fit for the times. We are deficient in genius, education, in travel, fortune—in everything.

I've always said that the first season was the first act of my feature, so this is what I meant. I wanted the story of 'Mr. Robot' to be Elliot actually accomplishing his goal, setting the world into chaos. What would happen to society if something like this occurred where, basically, if the consumer-debt industry were to be erased?

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American way of looking at things.

I know we will look back on this and think how odd it was we were championing the rights of lone mothers to bring up their children on benefit.

The idea that there is a family somewhere who functions is an odd concept.

I was interested in the narrative of how we nurture our elite in this society: all that stuff about believing in yourself and not accepting second best. Our inner world is at odds with that.

Sexual behavior was also generally considered off limits.

We're segregating ourselves because we're afraid we're going to offend each other.

The French don't think everyone should have the same bank balance, but they're offended by extremes of inequality.

In America today, if your sensibilities are offended by something that has happened, you get an enormous amount of credibility and are taken very seriously.

We are a humane society, and one which believes that we have to help rehabilitate offenders so they turn away from crime.

Good grief, we're getting offended by everything these days! People can't say anything without offending somebody.

We must be very careful when we say that somebody giving you compliments about your looks should be offensive. I think women really should look at why they're being offended by that.

I don't find the whole 'cougar' word that offensive.

Disrespect toward Jesus, as we have seen all too often in our society, is very offensive to Muslims.

Our young immigrants have a lot to offer. They are motivated and hard-working, and in many cases have already contributed significantly to our society - by excelling in school, by volunteering in their communities, or by serving in the military.

I keep getting offered these women-with-a-disease things.

For whole swaths of people, that map of, 'Come along this way, come to college, do this and that,' isn't offered.

Once you get into your 40s, you're no longer leading-lady age. Generally, those roles get offered to women in their 20s and 30s.

Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them.

We live in an experience-hungry society with advanced event technology and broad social reach at our fingertips. These external factors offers an ideal environment for organizers to create a connection with a broader set of people and maximize each interaction with their audience.

I get offers where I'm either asked to play the villainous saas or the maa who just wants to get her daughters married.

This is why we have a chief medical officer: to set a norm in society, make judgments on behalf of society, so that individual schools or individual parents don't have to decide.

Fighting crime and bringing criminals to justice takes more than law enforcement officers alone.