"To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our 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"

"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"

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

"We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society"

"Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion"