"The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system."

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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

#Facts Quotes #Problem Quotes #Certain Quotes

“We all know that election reform takes time. That's because those who have benefited from the system are the ones who fight hardest to preserve it. So if we're going to succeed, we need an independent coalition of citizens who believe in reform, who believe that our election laws should treat every voter equally, who believe that low levels of competition and participation are not healthy for democracy. The Independence Party is helping to build that coalition and I am happy to join you in doing so.”
“Fine art, poetry, that kind of thing, elevates a nation ...”
“Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.”
“We have to discard the past / and, as one builds / floor by floor, window by window, / and the building rises, / so do we keep shedding - first, broken tiles, / then proud doors... and each new day / gleams / like an empty / plate.”
“Say what men may, it is doctrine that moves the world. He who takes no position will not sway the human intellect.”

Source : William Greenough Thayer Shedd (1867). “Homiletics, and Pastoral Theology”, p.26
“If you want to take it up a step and aim to become a competitive gymnast, you have to be mentally strong and prepared to take on the workload of going to the gym every day, rain or shine.”
“I do think certain kinds of music can make you violent. Like, when I listen to Nickelback, it makes me want to kill Nickelback.”
“The world is full of beautiful girls. But they're not Angelina Jolie. She's fun, honest, intelligent, gorgeous and divinely talented. She brings a hell of a lot to the party.”

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