Daniel Bell quotes - page 2

Religions grow out of the deepest needs of individuals sharing a common awakening, and are not created by "engineers of the soul." (Daniel Bell)
Art is not life, but in a sense something contrary to life, since life is transient and changing, while art is permanent. View quote
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It is important to realize that the market economy, though it is associated historically with the rise of modern private capitalism, is as a mechanism not necessarily limited to that system. View quote
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The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment. View quote
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But in action, one defies one's character. View quote
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Once a faith is shattered, it takes a long time to grow again - for its soil is experience - and to become effective again. View quote
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Daniel Bell

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Occupation: American Sociologist
Born: May 10, 1919
Died: January 25, 2011
Quotes count: 31
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