"Tocqueville saw the brute repression of deviants as a necessity if men were to keep convincing themselves of their collective dignity through their collective sameness. The "poets of society," the men who challenged the norms, would have to be silenced so that sameness could be maintained."

-- Richard Sennett

#Men Quotes #Saws Quotes #Dignity Quotes

“Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors.”
“I think it would be really fun to film a drama in a foreign country. If the opportunity presents itself, I want to film a Chinese production.”
“Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.”
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.”
“Share love. Share time. Share friendship. Just share. Put some love into everything you do.”
“One of the liberating effects of science fiction when I was a teenager was precisely its ability to tune me into all sorts of strange data and make me realize that I wasnâ€™t as totally isolated in perceiving the world as being monstrous and crazy”
“People in London think of London as the center of the world, whereas New Yorkers think the world ends three miles outside of Manhattan.”
“I believe I am a moderate Democrat: I am pro-business and also progressive.”

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