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There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other. -- Eric Hoffer
In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order. -- Kamisese Mara
We must start human society from scratch; as Francis Bacon said, we must recreate human understanding. -- Nicolas Chamfort
Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both. -- C. Wright Mills
I think that we live in a highly specialized, technologically advanced society. Highly developed societies tend to have very remote understandings about what underlies our prosperity. -- Paolo Bacigalupi
What I worry about is the lack of understanding in society around the world that there is a divide in the world between those who have and those who do not. -- Magdi Yacoub
All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract; or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience. -- Alice Walker
Language has no independent existence apart from the people who use it. It is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end of understanding who you are and what society is like. -- David Crystal
I've always had a Marxist understanding of history: democracy is a result of a broad modernization process that happens in every country. Neocons think the use of political power can force the pace of change, but ultimately it depends on societies doing it themselves. -- Francis Fukuyama
The term 'cyberutopian' tends to be used only in the context of critique. Calling someone a cyberutopian implies that he or she has an unrealistic and naively overinflated sense of what technology makes possible and an insufficient understanding of the forces that govern societies. -- Ethan Zuckerman
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied. -- John Woolman
Consciousness-one level is understanding where we are in space. Consciousness two is where we understand our position in society: who's top dog, who's underdog and who's in the middle. And type-three consciousness is simulating the future. And type-three consciousness, only humans have this ability to see far into the future. -- Michio Kaku
Of course, giving is deeply emotional. But supplementing emotion with research makes it more likely that a gift can have a bigger impact. It's like any investment. After all, you wouldn't put funds into stocks or bonds without understanding the potential return. Why wouldn't you do the same when investing in society? -- Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
We need to get back to reasoning and thinking things through. The future generation is being brought up in greed and without a true understanding of civics. There is no more emphasis on knowledge and time. As a society we need to process ideas and understand what certain principles are based upon. -- Richard Dreyfuss
Al Jazeera should understand the societies, should understand the culture of the civilisation, should understand the dynamics of the societies, should be part of this understanding; and on the other level, Al Jazeera should concentrate on the margin rather than the centre. It means that Al Jazeera should be close to the public. -- Wadah Khanfar
When I was a teenager, reading for me was as normal, as unremarkable as eating or breathing. Reading gave flight to my imagination and strengthened my understanding of the world, the society I lived in, and myself. More importantly, reading was fun, a way to live more than one life as I immersed myself in each good book I read. -- Malorie Blackman
Criminals thrive on society's understanding. -- Newt Gingrich
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Books are key to understanding the world and participating in a democratic society. -- Carl Sagan
Tolerance and understanding won't 'trickle down' in our society any more than wealth does. -- Muhammad Ali
The Federalist Society has made important contributions to the nation's understanding of our constitutional heritage. -- Dick Cheney
Understanding is the assassin of bigotry, and lays a strong foundation upon which to build a tolerant society. -- Narissa Doumani
You cannot understand the politics of today without understanding the Civil Rights Movement and the role it played in our society. -- Andrew Aydin
Deep thoughts (come) from a deep well. Society is useful because when we see ourselves reflected through others we can gain a deeper understanding of ourselves. -- David Jenkins
You can't function in society if you don't involve yourself in the fictions society accepts about time. But you do so with the understanding that you're playing a game. -- Brad Warner

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