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Idealization of a group is a natural consequence of separation from the group; in other words, it is a by-product of alienation.
As long as your ideology identifies the main source of the world's ills as a definable group, it opens the world up to genocide.
Washington, D.C. is full of think tanks, theoreticians and advocacy groups. Governors are the ones whose feet are on the ground.
The conversation on global warming has been stalled because a shrinking group of denialists fly into a rage when it's mentioned.
The fact of the matter is that the 'real world' is to a large extent unconsciously built up on the language habits of the group.
I have felt at times with groups of children that I was really being what every poet would like to be - a bard in the old sense.
We need to keep an eye on influences from the Middle East or, let's say, indigenous groups, that might be involved in terrorism.
Think of how much furniture you need. What's the best way to have it be functional in a great way? If it's in groups, define it.
For me, true and authentic democracy occurs when the privileged groups assist the unprivileged groups to become more privileged.
I suppose it's part of being a good politician to be able to spot the most important men in any group without outside assistance.
The biggest improvement in the flow of information in America in our lifetimes is that no single group controls the news anymore.
Bulgaria has been deindustrialized by interest groups who extracted state assets like oil states extract the oil in their ground.
The Eagles, let's face it, they were a pretty cool group, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie. I had this really eclectic background in music.
Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.
A people who extend civil liberties only to preferred groups start down the path either to dictatorship of the right or the left.
Class is not a fixed designation in this country. We are an upwardly mobile society with a lot of movement between income groups.
Just because everybody else is engaged in a group hug with Barack Obama doesn't mean that somebody doesn't have to tell the truth.
It's hard to have any moral authority over a group of drunken college students when you have never had a beer and never been laid.
Human rights groups are locked in a fierce competition for big checks from wealthy donors and they need to generate big headlines.
I think everything happens in time. There's a time for everything. There's a time to be in a group, and there's a time to be solo.
I would be happy to produce groups, like John Cale - he was in the Velvet Underground, and then he went on to produce these bands.
My comments concerning persons afflicted with AIDS as well as various minority groups have left people wondering if I am a racist.
What's funny about my group of friends is that none of us ever went to the same school. None of us lived in the same part of town.
When men organize themselves into groups, and they make rules based on common or self-interest, it's always tangled and political.
Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.
Chris [Evans] sent us a text that The Avengers assemble at such and such bar at 9 on Saturday night. That was a good group effort.
And you cannot have a socialist revolution commandeered from the top, ordered around by some omniscient leader or group of leaders
Take care of each other. Share your energies with the group. No one must feel alone, cut off, for that is when you do not make it.
Intolerance of groups is often, strangely enough, exhibited more strongly against small differences than against fundamental ones.
As far as the U.K. goes, The 1975 is one of my favourite groups in a very long time. I love the sonics. I love everything they do.
Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
I don't know about anyone else, but if I had problems or issues maybe I wouldn't feel as comfortable talking about them in a group.
I believe that people of my income group should pay more, and I explained why, but that won't necessarily lift overall wage levels.
I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group.
There are numerous groups across the country, both local and national, that are working to prevent gun violence in our communities.
Google is already overflowing with incredibly creative bright groups already working on lots of the software problems of the world.
Everything was becoming allegorical, understood by the group mind, and especially this: "You're either on the bus...or off the bus.
Never, never let a person know you're frightened. And a group of them ... absolutely never. Fear brings out the worst in everybody.
We can't live alone in any society. But the best way to help a society or group, is to be the best individual in it that we can be.
Racism is simply an ugly form of collectivism, the mindset that views humans strictly as members of groups rather than individuals.
Bullys are the small group who should perish not by voilence, but by non violence, words not fists, thats the awnser to our problem.
It's a very bad idea for scientific conclusions to be accepted because they fit with the political values of a group of researchers.
Never short of guns and guerrillas, Afghanistan has proven fertile ground for a host of insurgent groups in addition to the Taliban.
Its almost Thanksgiving! A day when you get to hear your extended family use racial slurs for groups are not taking away their jobs.
The very lack of opportunity the group faces creates a self-defeating cycle and puts pressure on members to limit their aspirations.
It is our grave mistake that for many years we neglected pro-Western groups in order to avoid any friction with the existing rulers.
Just as the individual is not alone in the group, nor anyone in society alone among the others, so man is not alone in the universe.
To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of patronizing.
Innovation at Apple has always been a team game. It has always been a case where you have a number of small groups working together.