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Mary Douglas has 37 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.
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Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations, and occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a social reality.…
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I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going…
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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it…
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Since 1970, relationships can be more volatile, jobs more ephemeral, geographical mobility more intensified, stability of marriage weaker.
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The natural response of the old-timers is to build a strong moral wall against the outside. This is where the world starts…
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Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out in a…
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The theory of cultural bias... is the idea that a culture is based on a particular form of organization. It can't be…
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Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to…
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If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.
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The human body is always treated as an image of society.
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It seems true that the growth of science and secularism made organized Christianity feel under threat.
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When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.
— Anton Chekhov
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It's true that heroes are inspiring, but mustn't they also do some rescuing if they are to be worthy of their name?…
— Jeanette Winterson
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I foresee the day when we shall read nothing but telegrams and prayers.
— Emile M. Cioran
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Well, I know that I'll never forget that, but also I won't forget the hundreds of people who sent me letters, telegrams,…
— Gil Hodges
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Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations, and occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a social reality.…
— Mary Douglas
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Personal relations are the important thing for ever and ever, and not this outer life of telegrams and anger.
— E. M. Forster
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The National Security Agency’s capability at any time could be turned around on the American people, and no American would have any…
— Frank Church
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Texts and e-mails travel no faster than phone calls and telegrams, and their content isn't necessarily richer or poorer.
— Alison Gopnik
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When I was 13, I worked for Western Union. When the telegrams came in, I would glue them on the paper and…
— Francis Ford Coppola
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Tweeting is like sending out cool telegrams to your friends once a week.
— Tom Hanks
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I have such a horror of telegrams that ask me how I am!! I always want to reply dead.
— Katherine Mansfield
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I just told Max flatly, "I had laser surgery last week to lighten my birthmark," as if it was no big deal.…
— Justina Chen
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