Social Commentary Quotes

Social Commentary Quote of the day

We Greeks believe that a man who takes no part in public affairs is not merely lazy, but good for nothing

Sometimes I think I must have a Guardian Idiot. A little invisible spirit just behind my shoulder, looking out for me...only he's an imbecile.

So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private individuals will occasionally kill theirs.

Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?

The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.

There must be some Tommy Hilfiger event horizon, beyond which it is impossible to be more derivative, more removed from the source, more devoid of soul.

I know all those words, but that sentence makes no sense to me.

I'm interested in social commentary.

Truly amazing, what people can get used to, as long as there are a few compensations.

I can't give you the white picket fence, and if I did, you'd set it on fire.

Being in prison for seven years was like being in an army that never drilled, never deployed, and only fought itself.

It's not oil that runs the world, it's shame.

A city's only ever three hot meals away from anarchy.

When we forget our essential similarities, we forget how to get along, and that cannot but lead to prejudice, discrimination, and eventually, conflict.

Jazz is democracy in music.

Before civilization, artists painted for the living. Today, most paint for a living.

I know the police cause you troubleThey cause trouble everywhereBut when you die and go to heavenYou find no policeman there

Did you notice there aren’t any average kids anymore—only Gifted and Disposable?

..the happy hum of humanity.

From school desks with inkwells and scratchy nibs on paper to sweaty finger prints on a tablet... technology progression yes... style?

It was the age of confidence. Arrogance was epidemic.

He was no stranger to compassion: his heart was open to many good impulses, though his rank often prevented their manifestation.

Half of life is lost in charming others.The other half is lost in going through anxieties caused by others.Leave this play. You have played enough.

Education...has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.

If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality.

But I had no idea who this person might be, or who any of the people might be who sat at that table and watched me at the door and claimed to have feelings not exactly for me, but at me.

Points of views that are expressed on Twitter don’t intend to offend, but rather defend and open the conversation up to everyone so that no one has to pretend.

If they do these things when the tree is green, what will they do when it is dry?

What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

Remember it is not you who supports the root, but the root that supports you.

I alternate between feeling sympathetic toward humanity and being a misanthrope. When I'm sympathetic, it usually means I haven't been around people in awhile.

Welcome to Hell. Here's your accordion.

Riding in a carriage without an escort is modern. But traveling out and about unescorted is unheard of.

Progress in social psychology is necessary to counteract the dangers which arise from the progress in physics and medicine.

Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue).

I love social media. I love the connectivity it provides, the creativity it allows, and the breathtaking wealth of information we all have at our fingertips because of it.

When the Rule of Law disappears, we are ruled by the whims of men.

I saw America's economy last night, people raiding dumpsters at a higher rate than normal in my home town. Digging through garbage shouldn't be a career. Thanks Democrats. Thanks Republicans.