Charles Horton Cooley was an American sociologist and the son of Thomas M. Cooley. He studied and went on to teach economics and sociology at the University of Michigan, and he was a founding member and the eighth president of the American Sociological Association. He is perhaps best known for his concept of the looking glass self, which is the concept that a person's self grows out of society's interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others.
The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society. society
Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God. failure
Our individual lives cannot, generally, be works of art unless the social order is also. art & society
An artist cannot fail it is a success to be one. art & success
Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom. freedom
There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more quotes from John Millington Synge
3 more quotes from John Millington Synge
Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 quotes from William Butler Yeats
28 quotes from William Butler Yeats
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry
27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill
74 quotes from Winston Churchill