Parsons/people

Famous quotes containing the words parsons and/or people:

    Science is intimately integrated with the whole social structure and cultural tradition. They mutually support one other—only in certain types of society can science flourish, and conversely without a continuous and healthy development and application of science such a society cannot function properly.
    —Talcott Parsons (1902–1979)

    France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door.
    Barbara Cartland (b. 1901)