Puritanical Society Quotes & Sayings

Puritanical attempts to cure society by taking toys away from children are hypocritical and futile. — Brian Sutton-Smith

I want to raise my own baby. I don't want my baby crying for some other strange lady, some nanny. I am not down with that. — Tionne Watkins

The United States is considered a puritanical society by many Western nations. For example, they can't believe we hassle public servants like General David Petraeus because he had a mistress. In France, if a powerful man doesn't have a mistress, he's considered a wimp. — Bill O'Reilly

Don't seek permission from others, be yourself, live your life. — Debasish Mridha

The out-dated imagery of sitting over a dusty typewriter staring at blank pages for years is a fallacy and probably designed to keep you from living up to your fullest potential. — Kytka Hilmar-Jezek

Conservatism is the worship of dead revolutions. — Clinton Rossiter

When I see a car I've designed going down the street and somebody admiring it, that's a nice feeling. — Henrik Fisker

But we're still in somewhat a Puritanical society in a lot of ways. — Joe Mantegna

American society is still puritanical. — Nick Nolte