In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a few unfamous people being present because they make good listeners.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.