"Behind every rational and irrational force in human society there is a social mechanism which determines where it is to appear and what forms it is to take."

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Source : Karl Mannheim (2013). “Man & Soc Age Reconstructn”, p.65, Routledge

#Social Quotes #Form Quotes #Force Quotes

“All great amusements are dangerous to the Christian life; but among all those which the world has invented there is none more to be feared than the theater. It is a representation of the passions so natural and so delicate that it excites them and gives birth to them in our hearts, and, above all, to that of love.”
“Listening moves us closer, it helps us become more whole, more healthy, more holy. Not listening creates fragmentation, and fragmentation is the root of all suffering.”
“An emotion occurs when there are certain biological, certain experiential, and certain cognitive states which all occur simultaneously.”
“When I'm 70 I might be a man in a park just wandering around, speaking in tongues with kids throwing bread at me.”
“The best thing about serial drama - especially about screwball comedy - is blocked love.”

Source : Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. February 1, 2013.
“All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.”
“I'm very proud to know the Koch brothers. This may be a breaking news announcement for the media: I am the Koch brothers' brother from another mother.”
“I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God.”

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