"The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change a culture and save it from itself."

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Source : Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1996). “Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy”, p.63, Harvard University Press

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

#Change Quotes #Society Quotes #Culture Quotes

“I'm just a journalist. I shine a mirror to the culture. I give the cop-out answer.”
“You don't know what a rough crowd is. If all I have to do is go make people laugh, that's nothing. Let me tell you what a tough crowd is. A tough crowd is going to a morning service and you got six people there and you gotta pat your house payment. That's a tough crowd.”
“Every band needs it's own special chemistry. And Bez was a very good chemist.”

Source : "Fictional character: Tony Wilson". "24 Hour Party People", www.imdb.com. 2002.
“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”
“Love is a condition so powerful; it may be that which pulls the stars in the firmament. It may be that which pushes and urges the blood in the veins. Courage: you have to have courage to love somebody because you risk everything-ever ything.”
“I hate these platforms that are all over the place today; they are all about grabbing attention. They are suburban! I never do a platform. Well, I did, in the 1970s, but that was a bad experience.”
“I have no problems or issues with screenwriting in general.”
“We know there are states, like Alaska, where there are not a lot of providers. How do we work on issues like that? How do we work on making sure that the small-business part of this works better?... And if people have [alternate] plans, let's compare them and see. Access, affordability, and quality - that's what this is about. [But] "repeal" is a symbol of something that I don't think is connected to the substance of what's happening. Do you want to take away care from people who have preexisting conditions? [Repeal] takes you backward.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com

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