Our Society Quotes - Page 18

• In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.

  Bob Ney

  Believe, Views, Law

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• In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational, Cutting, Class

  "Obama’s Speech on Reducing the Budget", www.nytimes.com. April 13, 2011.

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• The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.

  Yoko Ono

  Running, Priorities, Males

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• Everyone in our society has had to make a contribution towards dealing with the debts.

  George Osborne

  Debt, Contribution

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• I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society.

  Joel Osteen

  Trying, Relevant

  "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

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• I'm trying to make God more relevant in our society. And I think talking in everyday terms and making sure people can understand it - I think that's important.

  Joel Osteen

  Thinking, Talking, People

  Interview with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 23, 2007.

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• If you ask an economist what’s driven economic growth, it’s been major advances in things that mattered - the mechanization of farming, mass manufacturing, things like that. The problem is, our society is not organized around doing that.

  Larry Page

  Growth, Problem, Farming

  "20 Things I’ve Learned From Larry Page" by James Altucher, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 11, 2015.

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• What I've always said is that I'm opposed to institutional racism, and I would've, had I've been alive at the time, I think, had the courage to march with Martin Luther King to overturn institutional racism, and I see no place in our society for institutional racism.

  Rand Paul

  Courage, Kings, Thinking

  "Rand Paul Says He Has A Tea Party 'Mandate'". Interview with Robert Siegel, www.npr.org. May 19, 2010.

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• But if you say that we should not educate children who have come into our state for no other reason than they've been brought there by no fault of their own, I don't think you have a heart. We need to be educating these children, because they will become a drag on our society.

  Rick Perry

  Children, Heart, Thinking

  "Fox News-Google GOP Debate" with Bret Baier, www.foxnews.com. September 22, 2011.

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• What you’re seeing with Occupy Wall Street and the others are people who are unhappy and they’re directing their unhappiness now toward Wall Street and toward those they think are doing too well in our society.

  Colin Powell

  Wall, Thinking, People

  "Colin Powell: Occupy Wall Street Demonstrations Are ‘As American As Apple Pie’". www.huffingtonpost.com. November 11, 2011.

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• Our society, including the liberals, must understand that there must be order.

  Vladimir Putin

  Order, Including

  "Vladimir Putin's warning shot to liberals: society must have order" by Miriam Elder, www.theguardian.com. December 16, 2010.

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• Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country.

  Zachary Quinto

  Country, Gay, Bisexual

  "Actor Zachary Quinto comes out in honor of bullied teen", www.cnn.com. October 16, 2011.

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• I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society.We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?

  J. K. Rowling

  Judgment, Term, Things To Do

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• America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society.

  Marco Rubio

  America, People, Everyday

  "Rubio introduces Romney, vision of GOP future" by Kevin Liptak, www.cnn.com. August 31, 2012.

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• I was 21 in 1968, so I'm as much a child of the '60s as is possible to be. In those years the subject of religion had really almost disappeared; the idea that religion was going to be a major force in the life of our societies, in the West anyway, would have seemed absurd in 1968.

  Salman Rushdie

  Children, Years, Ideas

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• It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk.

  Winona Ryder

  Sad, Cynical, Junk

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• It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tells us that suffering is wrong. If it's our own suffering, we try to hide it or isolate ourselves. If others are suffering, we're taught to put them away somewhere so we don't have to see it.

  Sharon Salzberg

  Suffering, Trying, Way

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• In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Girly, Morning, Motivation

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• When the people become involved in their government, government becomes more accountable, and our society is stronger, more compassionate, and better prepared for the challenges of the future.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Strength, Compassion

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There are two Americas - separate, unequal, and no longer even acknowledging each other except on the barest cultural terms. In the one nation, new millionaires are minted every day. In the other, human beings no longer necessary to our economy, to our society, are being devalued and destroyed.

  David Simon

  Two, Economy, Millionaire

  "The escalating breakdown of urban society across the US" by David Simon, www.theguardian.com. September 5, 2008.

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• We educated, privileged lawyers have a professional and moral duty to represent the underrepresented in our society, to ensure that justice exists for all, both legal and economic justice.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Justice, Moral, Lawyer

  "Sonia Sotomayor: A Look at Obama's Supreme Court Pick" by Reynolds Holding, abcnews.go.com. May 26, 2009.

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• There is no higher value in our society than integrity.

  Arlen Specter

  Integrity, Higher, Values

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• But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.

  Arlen Specter

  Jobs, Judging, Way

  "Inside Politics" with Candy Crowley, edition.cnn.com. March 14, 2005.

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• After 25-plus years as a lawyer, prosecutor, and defense attorney, I have developed a deep appreciation for both the wisdom of the law and the role that jurists play in framing the rights and responsibilities that define our society.

  Eliot Spitzer

  Appreciation, Responsibility, Rights

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• We lament the speed of our society and the lack of depth and the nature of disposable information.

  David Ogden Stiers

  Depth, Information, Speed

  Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. June 21, 2002.

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