“Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also.”– Charles Horton Cooley Related Quotes “Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a self-evident way in the family, society and state in which we live.”– Hans-Georg Gadamer “I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor – all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.”– Elizabeth Gilbert “Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered citizen of this country.”– Zachary Quinto