A theoretical system does not merely state facts which have been observed and that logically deducible relations to other facts which have also been observed.
Talcott Parsons

Thus, in general, in the first instance, the direction of interest in empirical fact will be canalised by the logical structure of the theoretical system.
Talcott Parsons

A gloss is a total system of perception and language.
Talcott Parsons

Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name.
Andrea Dworkin

The genius of any slave system is found in the dynamics which isolate slaves from each other, obscure the reality of a common condition, and make united rebellion against the oppressor inconceivable.
Andrea Dworkin

The point is that you want to have a system that is responsive.
Bill Joy

Any type of operating system that I wanted to be able to hack, I basically compromised the source code, copied it over to the university because I didn't have enough space on my 200 megabyte hard drive.
Kevin Mitnick

The way to build a complex system that works is to build it from very simple systems that work.
Kevin Kelly

There are just certain things that turn my head. It may be a girl's sense of humor, it may be her wit, or her belief system; it could be a lot of different things.
Jensen Ackles

I have set out to change the language of the international system.
Clare Short

I think there's a lot of problems with being a two-party system.
Meg White

Delight at having understood a very abstract and obscure system leads most people to believe in the truth of what it demonstrates.
Georg C. Lichtenberg

There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.
Joschka Fischer

You can't change the system through violence.
Alex Cox

We need someone who is a strong representative of our value system.
Kenneth Lay

Social Security represents an $11 trillion unfunded obligation. And when I say unfunded obligation, I mean we have to come up with $11 trillion at some point to make the system whole.
John W. Snow

I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis.
John W. Snow

A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users.
Patricia Hewitt

Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system.
Lars Ulrich

For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one.
Helen Suzman