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Alexis de Tocqueville Quote: “Democracy and socialism have nothing in…”

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.

November 14, 2019 1805, Alexis de Tocqueville, French, July 29, Quotes by Historians

Robert Hass Quote: “When I was younger, I was…”

When I was younger, I was so crazy about poetry that I didn’t notice who was noticing. It seemed to me so tremendous and large.

October 10, 2019 1941, American, March 1, Quotes by Poets, Robert Hass

Robert Nozick Quote: “It’s the level that allows us…”

It’s the level that allows us each to live our own chosen lives. But I notice not everyone agrees with the primary importance of that level, and I try to account for how they don’t.

June 6, 2019 1938, American, November 16, Quotes by Philosophers, Robert Nozick

Emily Dickinson Quote: “I have a brother and sister…”

I have a brother and sister; my mother does not care for thought, and father, too busy with his briefs to notice what we do. He buys me many books, but begs me not to read them, because he fears they joggle the mind.

May 27, 2019 1830, American, December 10, Emily Dickinson, Quotes by Poets

Hampton Sides Quote: “The forties are the time when…”

The forties are the time when you begin to take notice of certain aches and pains. Your body and brain behave in inexplicable ways: Less hair on your head, more in your ears and nostrils. More memories in the bank, less synaptic firepower with which to access them. Gravity has started to show its inexorable pull.

April 8, 2019 1962, American, Hampton Sides, Quotes by Historians

Aristotle Quote: “No notice is taken of a…”

No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye.

April 5, 2019 384 BC, Aristotle, Greek, Quotes by Philosophers

Sophie Hannah Quote: “I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic…”

I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isn’t happening.

February 12, 2019 1971, British, Quotes by Poets, Sophie Hannah

Yuri Kochiyama Quote: “I didn’t wake up and decide…”

I didn’t wake up and decide to become an activist. But you couldn’t help notice the inequities, the injustices. It was all around you.

January 24, 2019 1921, Japanese, May 19, Quotes by Activists, Yuri Kochiyama

Joko Beck Quote: “Whenever we say a person’s name…”

Whenever we say a person’s name, notice whether we have stated more than a fact. For example, the judgment, ‘She’s thoughtless’ goes beyond the facts ‘She said she’d call me and she didn’t.’

January 20, 2019 1917, American, Joko Beck, March 27, Quotes by Educators

William Julius Wilson Quote: “If you’re not working, over time…”

If you’re not working, over time you’re much more likely to develop attitudes and orientations and behavior patterns that are associated with casual or infrequent work. And then when you open up opportunities for people, you notice that these attitudes, orientations, habits and styles also change.

January 2, 2019 1935, American, December 20, Quotes by Sociologists, William Julius Wilson

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