Quotes About Society

The way the Democrats go about seeking equality is to lower people at the top.

I think one of the problems the Democrats have today is that they are an elitist party.

A century of convulsive change leaves huge demographic gouge marks.

But what we have is not democracy; it is demonocracy! We are ruled by demons.

I think that democracy has a lowest common denominator thing going on, so it might be the best of a bad bunch of political systems; but as a way of making art, actually, its not always that great, because it boils everything down.

Of course, every movie is political, some people just deny it because they like the world the way it is.

Things have definitely changed from my times, when there were just no strong roles written for women, I will not deny that.

There's no more denying it, or saying we live in a post-racist society. All you have to do is turn on the TV and see all these hate crimes.

What are we doing in the world that we are denying people the right to an open education? And we are denying it by making education something you have to pay for so drastically. How are people supposed to afford this?

Doctors are kind of this shibboleth in our society. We know what they do, and we depend on them, but we don't know a lot about what it feels like from their side.

Whenever you make someone dependent on your money... It's this capitalist idea that I think has made America into a place where it's hard to breathe as an individual sometimes.

We can't be dependent on the police all the time. We can't turn a blind eye to the crime taking place in the country because we are personally not affected.

There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives.

Our government depends upon the rule of law.

Fashion really is women's liberation in a lot of ways. Look at how many women in this country are depressed about how they look and how they think they have to look! It's really sad. And it's not about money.

Who wouldn't be depressed living in a society that can't agree on reality, let alone health-care policy?

We live in a very classist society, and it's sad and depressing.

Same-sex marriage would eliminate entirely in law the basic idea of a mother and a father for every child. It would create a society which deliberately chooses to deprive a child of either a mother or a father.

Most white people cannot answer the question, 'What does it mean to be white?' with any depth or complexity.

Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge.

Once a country descends into evil, it doesn't emerge.

I don't think culture is something you can describe.

The gloomiest way of describing the ancient world is it is misogyny from A to Z, really.

In fantasy and science fiction, world-building is an essential part of the story. But as a reader, I don't just want descriptions of food, clothing, and places. I want to understand the world to its core, through the eyes of those who live in it.