"The only reality is our society, and I mean this seriously, Western Society is a very sick society"

"A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity"

"All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual"

"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"

"My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary"

"Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence"

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"

"Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves"

"Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another"

"I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody"

"The reconnection of society, economy and ethics is a project we cannot postpone"