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    The difference between a professional person and a technician is that a technician knows everything about his job except its ultimate purpose and his place in the scheme of things.

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Religion is not a matter of God, church, holy cause, etc. These are but accessories. The source of religious preoccupation read more

Religion is not a matter of God, church, holy cause, etc. These are but accessories. The source of religious preoccupation is in the self, or rather the rejection of the self. Dedication is the obverse side of self-rejection. Man alone is a religious animal because, as Montaigne points out, "it is a malady confined to man, and not seen in any other creature, to hate and despise ourselves.".

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one read more

I truly believe that individuals can make a difference in society. Since periods of change such as the present one come so rarely in human history, it is up to each of us to make the best use of our time to help create a happier world.

by Dalai Lama Found in: Society Quotes,
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The technique of a mass movement aims to infect people with a malady and then offer the movement as a read more

The technique of a mass movement aims to infect people with a malady and then offer the movement as a cure.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Society Quotes,
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Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.

Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.

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Only God helps the badly dressed.

Only God helps the badly dressed.

by Spanish Proverb Found in: Society Quotes,
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Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.

Society drives people crazy with lust and calls it advertising.

by John Lahr Found in: Society Quotes,
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We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.

We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.

by Milton Friedman Found in: Society Quotes,
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Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where the eye is delighted by read more

Society is like a lawn where every roughness is smoothed, every bramble eradicated, and where the eye is delighted by the smiling verdure of a velvet surface.

by Washington Irving Found in: Society Quotes,
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Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death

Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death

by Andre Gide Found in: Society Quotes,
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