Emile Durkheim Quotes

Religious phenomena are naturally arranged in two fundamental categories: beliefs and rites. The first are states of opinion, and consist in representations; the second are determined modes of action.

Emile Durkheim

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

OpinionActionFirstTwoDetermined

If you want someone who is sort of still, has a bit of an edge, is older, you get Morgan Freeman. If you want someone who can carry a gun and still play a father, you get Danny Glover. My category is 'that guy who happens to be black.'

Joe Morton

FatherBlackGunSomeoneYouPlay

La Masia is a place where lots of people live together but you are on your own.

Andres Iniesta

LiveTogetherPeopleYouPlaceOwn

I think the first general point to make from epidemiological studies across millions of people is the following - that short sleep predicts a shorter life. It predicts all cause mortality.

Matthew Walker

LifeSleepPeopleThinkShortFirst

A lot of British actors will look at America as such a land of opportunity. In England, there's such a small pool of working actors of color. There's such a small amount of work that is actually produced in the first place.

Aml Ameen

WorkOpportunitySmallColorLook

The title 'black swimmer' makes it seem like I am not supposed to be able to win a gold medal, I am not supposed to be able to break the Olympic record, and that is not true, as I work as hard as anybody else, and I love the sport, and I want to win, just like everybody else.

Simone Manuel

WorkLoveI AmGoldWinBlack

The media transforms the great silence of things into its opposite. Formerly constituting a secret, the real now talks constantly. News reports, information, statistics, and surveys are everywhere.

Michel De Certeau

GreatSilenceMediaStatisticsNews

I'm not going to critique every utterance of the president.

Mitch McConnell

PresidentGoingEveryCritique

At least I make decisions based on what I think is right, not who my friends might be.

Dick Murphy

ThinkDecisionsFriendsRightWho

It's not about choosing a specific genre; that's not how I go about deciding what movies to make.

Denis Villeneuve

GoMoviesMakeGenreHowChoosing

I've always been a religious person.

Chuck Pagano

PersonAlwaysBeenReligious

I think I definitely get my soft side from my mother.

Brantley Gilbert

MotherThinkSideSoftGetI Think

People have really taken Mrs. Brown to their hearts. I think she reminds them of their own mammies... Fierce and scary but full of love.

Brendan O'Carroll

LovePeopleThinkFierceSheScary

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