Quotes On Society

As a woman I am so curious about prostitutes because of the idea that they know men better than you. Also, it's such a strange way to live. But at the same time there are prostitutes who just want to be prostitutes, and this is this woman, nobody pushed her to do it. She's a prostitute because she wants to be a prostitute. It's her philosophy of life.

The human intelligence has progressed at the technological level; not at the level of feelings.

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract; it is merely a compact between men.

Justice... is a kind of compact not to harm or be harmed.

Really, the only thing that makes sense is to strive for greater collective enlightenment.

The trouble with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

Work is that which you dislike doing but perform for the sake of external rewards. At school, this takes the form of grades. In society, it means money, status, privilege.

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.

Politics is so personal, vicious and immediate, how are you going to get anything done? Even the local politics where I live have gotten so ugly.