Talcott Parsons Quotes

The implications of these considerations justify the statement that all empirically verifiable knowledge even the commonsense knowledge of everyday life - involves implicitly, if not explicitly, systematic theory in this sense.

Talcott Parsons

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LifeKnowledgeEverydayEveryday Life

We're all about pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps, et cetera - I think that's a harmful mythology, that the choices that we make and the things that we do in our lives are not connected to anything else. So I'd like to help to debunk that.

Jesmyn Ward

ChoicesThinkHelpConnectedUp

Even though Laverne and Shirley were always, like, submitting themselves for medical testing and falling asleep on a date or whatever, they always had each other's back.

Jessica St. Clair

MedicalBackAlwaysFallingWhatever

I'm a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.

Jeremy Corbyn

LeaderPeopleControlWantDictator

After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural causes.

John Owen

WillEvidenceHearingNaturalAfter

I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do.

Matt Cameron

GoodTeacherPracticeEarlyPlay

If I ever play Hamlet, it'll be in a dress!

Matt Lucas

DressPlayEverHamlet

Communism will win.

Slavoj Zizek

CommunismWinWill

You should laugh everywhere you can find even the slightest glimmer of humour.

Doug Stanhope

LaughYouFindHumourEvenShould

When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'

Christina Aguilera

ChildrenHelpBedGoHungryOnly

I think feminism has had a major impact on anthropology.

Clifford Geertz

ThinkImpactFeminismAnthropology

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

DreamsGreatPeopleSpeakUniverse

I try not to think about writers who came before me when I'm writing myself. If I did, given the abundance of literary talent Scotland - and Edinburgh in particular - has bestowed upon the world, I wouldn't be able to get as much as a sentence written.

Allan Guthrie

MyselfTalentMeWritingWorldTry

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