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Talcott Parsons Quotes

That is, a system starts with a group of interrelated propositions which involve reference to empirical observations within the logical framework of the propositions in question.

Talcott Parsons

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american
Birth: December 13, 1902 - May 8, 1979

Topics

Group Question Within System Logical

My style is too versatile to be compared to anybody.

Smokepurpp

Style Anybody Versatile Too Compared

There are times when you feel like you give a great effort, you have prepared properly, and you got less than what you wanted. So on the one hand, you should feel really good about that and just let the results be what they are. On the other hand, you can't be happy with it when you finished 19th.

Tom Lehman

Good Great Effort Happy Be Happy

What is a game like 'No Man's Sky,' really? A set of symbols that specify a world but do not themselves constitute it. A rich grammar that's inert without the trigger of human attention.

Robin Sloan

Sky Man World Game Rich Attention

How does the past ambush us? How can we be accurate about what happened, how can we be true to it? And can war be declared over? And can we ever evolve from the notion of war, of nations, of us versus them?

Michael Winter

Past War Be True True Over Evolve

I'm not making any bets on the future.

Michelle Williams

Future Making Any Bets

In our cultural history, all emotions have been more culturally acceptable to women.

Ariel Gore

Women History Emotions More Been

I'm not a go-out-with-a-band artist. I'm an intimate, storytelling folk artist. It guides the writing and makes for a concert that I'm proud of.

Shawn Colvin

Writing Proud Artist Storytelling

I was scouted at a Cure concert. A model scout approached me there and asked me if I modeled, and I thought that was ludicrous.

Shalom Harlow

Me Thought Scout Concert Model Cure

None of us wants to be judged by our worst act on our worst day, and we consistently judge Burr for that. He was not a perfect man, but he's not a villain. He's a dude, just a guy.

Leslie Odom, Jr.

Day Man Villain Judge Perfect Worst

My total year's income from working as hard as I possibly could from writing went from like $30 one year to about $70 the next year. And it made me realize that maybe you couldn't really pay the rent that way.

Kevin J. Anderson

Me Writing Year You Way Hard

I'm interested in elder justice and what we can do about elder abuse and neglect.

Janet Reno

Justice Abuse Elder Interested About

How vain, without the merit, is the name.

Homer

Name Without Vain Merit How