The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel – especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy. – Ian Mcewan
Since narcissism is fueled by a greater need to be admired than to be liked, psychologists might use that fact as a therapeutic lever – stressing to patients that being known as a narcissist will actually cause them to lose the respect and social status they crave. – Jeffrey Kluger
We can boost our immune systems by strengthening our social networks and decreasing stress. – Jane McGonigal
My upbringing was so middle-class and repressed. It wasn’t until I was placed in Lunghua that I met anyone from any other social strata. When I did, I found them colossally vital. – J. G. Ballard
While most trudge through their days straight-jacketed in the social compact, living for others as much as or more than for themselves, a select few excel. – John Ridley
I want to make films that are political and social. Films with a message or an idea. Films that dare to ask. – Juliette Binoche
The liberal social experiment with our military continues. A same-sex marriage-like ceremony should not have occurred at Fort Polk, especially since the people of Louisiana have made it abundantly clear that our state does not recognize same-sex marriages or civil unions. – John Fleming
Human beings are social animals; we devote a significant portion of our brain just to dealing with interactions with other humans. – Jamais Cascio
Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself. – Jane Addams
As a communication medium, social media is a critical tool for terror groups to exploit. – James Comey
I have this extraordinary curiosity about all subjects of the natural and human world and the interaction between the physical sciences and the social sciences. – Ian Hacking
The main thing I don’t like about myself is an absurd level of self-consciousness that makes any sort of social encounter an ordeal for me. – Jarvis Cocker
I like that Ben & Jerry’s is willing to speak out about social and political issues that aren’t always safe – but are the right thing to do. – Jerry Greenfield
To guarantee the individual maximum freedom within a social frame of minimal laws ensures – if not happiness – its hopeful pursuit. – John Updike
Literature is a far more ancient and viable thing than any social formation or state. And just as the state interferes in literature, literature has the right to interfere in the affairs of state. – Joseph Brodsky
There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it’s something to do with the social structure of society. – Jo Brand
I’m an eccentric, silly, observational guy, but I’m not gonna frighten off social conservatives. – Jim Gaffigan