Top 25 Dominance Quotes of 33 - Page 2

One of the great commandments of science is, 'Mistrust arguments from authority'. (Scientists, being primates, and thus given to dominance hierarchies, of course do not always follow this commandment.)

One of the great commandments of science is, 'Mistrust arguments from authority'. (Scientists, being primates, and thus given to dominance hierarchies, of course do not always follow this commandment.)

Carl Sagan

Hierarchy, Dominance, Argument

Carl Sagan (2011). “Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark”, p.52, Ballantine Books

Dominance is a burden. Most men who are honest will admit that.

Betty Friedan

Men, Dominance, Honest

Interview with David Sheff, "Playboy", September 1992.

Women are a colonized people.

Robin Morgan

People, Male Dominance, Oppression

Naval dominance of European waters was the largest, longest, most complex and expensive project ever undertaken by the British state and society.

Nicholas Rodger

Water, Dominance, Projects

American society is very like a fish society. . . . Among certain species of fish, the only thing which determines order of dominance is length of time in the fishbowl. The oldest resident picks on the newest resident, and if the newest resident is removed to a new bowl, he, as oldest resident, will pick on the newcomers.

Margaret Mead

Order, Immigration, Dominance

Margaret Mead (2000). “And Keep Your Powder Dry: An Anthropologist Looks at America”, p.40, Berghahn Books

Violence within the context of policing has a sense of control and power to it, whether it is dominance, getting what you want, or acting out of emotion. At the same time, it is not ultimately satisfying and [you are] trapped in the cycle.

Keanu Reeves

Acting, Getting What You Want, Dominance

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