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.

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.

When we will learn to be nonjudgmental with ourselves and to others this world will see the peace forever.

...I found my eyes repelled by hers as if they were the like poles of a pair of magnets.

The things that make me happy most are my family and working.

Lord, forgive me if my need Sometimes shapes a human creed.

Managed funds are astonishingly tax-inefficient.

Zero G and I feel fine.

People go to car races to watch the crashes.

I never really worked in Hollywood. Some American producers came to Europe to shoot films with me, so it's a different situation... It was not my aim.

He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.

The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.