"Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude, and the society of thyself." - Thomas BrowneTweet
"Divorced from the cosmos, from nature, from society and from each other, we have become fractured and fragmented." - Daisaku IkedaTweet
"In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again." - Barack ObamaTweet
"People who own property feel a sense of ownership in their future and their society. They study, save, work, strive and vote. And people trapped in a culture of tenancy do not." - Henry Louis GatesTweet
"Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are." - Princess DianaTweet
"And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette." - Minoru YamasakiTweet
"The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction." - Tim HoldenTweet
"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god." - AristotleTweet
"There is so much potential out there in young people and they aren't getting the right information or being encouraged in the right ways. This is our duty as a society." - Benjamin CarsonTweet
"Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment." - Mahatma GandhiTweet