"Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems."

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Source : Talcott Parsons (1968). “The structure of social action: a study in social theory with special reference to a group of recent European writers”

Talcott Parsons

#Special Quotes #Elements Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Take complete control over the messages you allow into your conscious mind.”
“Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.”

Source : "Elements of Success". "President Garfield and Education. Hiram College Memorial". Book compiled by B. A. Hinsdale, p. 327, 1882.
“Information is power. Disinformation is abuse of power.”

Source : Newton Lee (2014). “Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness”, p.169, Springer
“My blessing is I'm blessed with good health. If I weren't feeling good or if I didn't have the energy, then it's not that much fun. But this way, you can get away with murder because you're going to be 90 in January.”
“If God has fit you to be a missionary, I would not have you shrivel down to be a king.”
“It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts.”
“I like to talk to people. I've got one assistant, one Blackberry. That's my overhead. I don't text that much or email. I like to sit down face-to-face and have a conversation with you. I'm old-fashioned.”
“Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.”

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