Words not only affect us temporarily; they change us, they socialize or unsocialize us.
David RiesmanThe children themselves, before they get access to a car, are captives of their suburb, save for those families where the housewives surrender continuity in their own lives to chauffeur their children to lessons, doctors, and other services that could be reached via public transport in the city.
David RiesmanEtiquette can be at the same time a means of approaching people and of staying clear of them.
David RiesmanDrivers in a traffic jam, frustrated by each others presence, are not the most amiable of men.
David Riesman