If there are four equations and only three variables, and no one of the equations is derivable from the others by algebraic manipulation then there is another variable missing.

Theory not only formulates what we know but also tells us what we want to know, that is, the questions to which an answer is needed.

If capitalism begins as the practical idealism of the aspiring bourgeoisie, it ends ... as an orgy of materialism.

Sociology should... be thought of as a science of action-of the ultimate common value element in its relations to the other elements of action.

Spencers god was Evolution, sometimes also called Progress.

If observed facts of undoubted accuracy will not fit any of the alternatives it leaves open, the system itself is in need of reconstruction.

But the fact a person denies that he is theorising is no reason for taking him at his word and failing to investigate what implicit theory is involved in his statements.

A gloss is a total system of perception and language.

The part an actor played on stage was once written on a separate roll of paper.

The importance of certain problems concerning the facts will be inherent in the structure of the system.

The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.

We travel with our thoughts to great lands.

The more righteous God appeared, the more resentful I became.

Well, the heart always holds out hope that the mind knows may not likely be met.

What happens to the Microsofts, Oracles and IBMs of the world is that when they get big enough, they don't think they need to bring that same level of focus and energy to the end-user experience.

What's all this about yanking poor Magnus and Alec back from their vacation?" Isabelle demanded. "They have opera tickets!

YOU YOU YOU your eyes, thick as a high school scrapbook crackling and yellow, curling at the edges a book of myths in which i do not appear.

I sit there thinking about how much courage it takes to live an ordinary life.

You ever get any death threats? How about ex-husbands or ex-boyfriends? You run over anyone recently?” ~ Morelli

Any nation that decides the only way to achieve peace is through peaceful means is a nation that will soon be a piece of another nation.

Home is the place where you are most thoroughly yourself, with no pretenses.