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Ideas govern the world, or throw it into chaos. Auguste Comte
World Chaos Throw Ideas Govern
Renunciation - that is the great fact we all, individuals and classes, have to learn. In trying to avoid it we bring misery to ourselves and others. Beatrice Webb
Great Others Ourselves Classes Fact Misery Individuals Learn Renunciation Trying Avoid Bring
Religion is love; in no case is it logic. Beatrice Webb
Love Religion Logic Case
If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited. Beatrice Webb
Time Strength Nature World Too Aim Must Besides Trifling Eat Determined Only Mortal Limited Passing Subordination Bread Anything Which Whole Thereof
In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth. C. Wright Mills
Great World Wealth Hierarchy Replaced Celebrity Descent Even Publicity
The mind is not a hermit's cell, but a place of hospitality and intercourse. Charles Horton Cooley
Mind Hermit Hospitality Cell Intercourse Place
As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it. Charles Horton Cooley
Eyes Reflection Live Waters Assurance Our See Tranquillity Which Social Beings
Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God. Charles Horton Cooley
God Failure You Humanity Sometimes Fall Back Spirit
Institutions - government, churches, industries, and the like - have properly no other function than to contribute to human freedom; and in so far as they fail, on the whole, to perform this function, they are wrong and need reconstruction. Charles Horton Cooley
Government Freedom Other Churches Reconstruction Properly Wrong Fail Perform Like Institutions Industries Than Contribute Human Far Human Freedom Whole Function Need
A talent somewhat above mediocrity, shrewd and not too sensitive, is more likely to rise in the world than genius. Charles Horton Cooley
Genius World Mediocrity Too Rise Above More Somewhat Talent Likely Than Sensitive Shrewd
To cease to admire is a proof of deterioration. Charles Horton Cooley
Admire Proof Deterioration Cease
When one ceases from conflict, whether because he has won, because he has lost, or because he cares no more for the game, the virtue passes out of him. Charles Horton Cooley
Game Conflict Lost Cares Virtue Out More He Him Because Passes Ceases Won Whether
The literature of the inner life is very largely a record of struggle with the inordinate passions of the social self. Charles Horton Cooley
Life Struggle Inordinate Record Self Passions Very Literature Social Largely Inner Inner Life
To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change. Charles Horton Cooley
Travel Change Sense Self Environment Advantage Chief Get Often Working Away
I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear. Daniel Bell
Angry Anger Weary Too Am Hear Listen
Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. Daniel Bell
Home Legend Philosophical Pragmatism Always Been Discussion America Subtle Land Europe
The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment. Daniel Bell
Be True Journalist Relate Philosopher Seeks He True His Curiosities Impulse Regardless Moment Novel
America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese. David Riesman
Big Rich Humorous Inscrutable Only Mysterious Concealment Matches America Legendary Chinese Capacity Interests
Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud, presenting an image of America taken seriously by no one, least of all by the advertising men who create it? David Riesman
Seriously Men Possible Fraud No-One Taken Advertising Least America Fantastic Ask Create Who Whole Why Image Presenting
We all feel wistfulness or regret about roads not taken. Deborah Tannen
Regret About Taken Roads Feel
The word 'sister' evokes an ideal of connection and support, like the friendships that made Rebecca Wells's 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' and Ann Brashares's 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants' into best-selling novels and successful films. Deborah Tannen
Word Made Sister Films Pants Secrets Divine Support Ideal Like Friendships Sisterhood Successful Connection Novels Traveling
My writing is about connecting ways of talking to human relationships. My purpose is to show that linguistics has something to offer in understanding and improving relationships. Deborah Tannen
Writing Understanding Relationships Ways About Something Purpose Talking Linguistics Offer Improving Human Show Connecting Human Relationships
The effect of dominance is not always the result of an intention to dominate. Deborah Tannen
Result Always Effect Dominance Dominate Intention
When daughters react with annoyance or even anger at the smallest, seemingly innocent remarks, mothers get the feeling that talking to their daughters can be like walking on eggshells: they have to watch every word. Deborah Tannen
Anger Word Innocent Feeling Every Seemingly Daughters Remarks Smallest Like Annoyance React Talking Mothers Walking Get Even Watch
The political Right is particularly vehement when it comes to compromise. Conservatives are now strongly swayed by the Tea Party movement, whose clarion call is a refusal to compromise regardless of the practical consequences. Deborah Tannen
Political Party Tea Consequences Conservatives Strongly Compromise Vehement Particularly Practical Call Refusal Movement Regardless Swayed Tea Party Tea Party Movement Now Whose Right
In this world, conversations are negotiations for closeness in which people try to seek and give confirmation and support, and to reach consensus. They try to protect themselves from others' attempts to push them away. Deborah Tannen
People World Try Others Negotiations Seek Give Push Attempts Support Reach Protect Closeness Confirmation Which Conversations Them Themselves Away Consensus
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