Emile Durkheim Quotes

It is science, and not religion, which has taught men that things are complex and difficult to understand.

Emile Durkheim

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sociologist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: April 15, 1858 - November 15, 1917

Topics

ScienceMenReligionUnderstand

In every life, there have to be some shadows. Look at me. My life has been filled with sunshine. A beautiful and caring wife. Five healthy children. I got to do what I loved. How many people are that lucky?

Joe Paterno

LifeBeautifulChildrenSunshineMe

It's wrong to put the drug lobby's interests ahead of older Americans.

John B. Larson

WrongAheadOlderInterestsPut

It's rare in Hollywood to get the chance to work on something that you actually care about. The tragedy of the place is all these talented people trying to get excited about stuff they themselves would only view at gunpoint.

Stephen Gaghan

WorkPeopleChanceCareViewYou

I try to jog in every city I visit, and I particularly enjoy harbour-front paths that let me ogle big ships, railroad bridges and the ruins of factories and warehouses.

Steven Pinker

CityMeBridgesEnjoyPathsTry

I like the spontaneity; I like to just get people together and hit 'record' so hopefully it has got a liveliness about it.

Stevie Jackson

TogetherPeopleSpontaneityGetJust

A New Yorker is anyone who has the guts to really live in the city.

Rita Ora

LiveCityNewGutsWhoReally

Avicii's been a supporter of my music for years, and we've been writing songs together for a long time.

Mike Posner

MusicTimeTogetherWritingLong

I have a tendency to be awfully big-hearted and it's very hard for me to say no, even when I need to.

Dolly Parton

MeSayNeedHardEvenVery

I was extraordinarily lucky. I wrote a book because I wanted to see if I could write a mystery. Someone nagged me into sending it to a contest, which it won, after which I was offered a two-book contract, thus requiring the writing of a second book.

Donna Leon

MeWritingBookSomeoneMysterySee

I don't know if I'd want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger laughs on college campuses. So, when the film plays in front of a city audience, you've probably cut too loosely.

David Zucker

CityCollegeYouKnowWantAudience

Really trying to find the people who really ride for you and are down for you, that's hard.

Brian Tyree Henry

RidePeopleTryingYouFindDown

What are we doing in the world that we are denying people the right to an open education? And we are denying it by making education something you have to pay for so drastically. How are people supposed to afford this?

Ali Smith

EducationPeopleWorldDoingYou

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