"I am convinced that living in an enclave……" — Mary Douglas
"I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too."
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37 Quotes by Mary Douglas
Mary Douglas has 37 quotes on this site.
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Without the letters of condolence, telegrams of congratulations, and occasional postcards, the friendship of a separated friend is not a…
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I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there…
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It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the…
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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…
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Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out…
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The theory of cultural bias... is the idea that a culture is based on a particular form of organization. It…
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Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and…
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If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or…
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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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Mormons... are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged…
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More Alone Quotes
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I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately…
— J. J. Abrams
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
— Paul Auster
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I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came…
— Dido Armstrong
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India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex…
— Sri Aurobindo
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Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her…
— Jane Austen
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I hate cameras. They interfere, they're always in the way. I wish: if I could work with my eyes alone.
— Richard Avedon
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to…
— Teresa of Avila
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While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward,…
— Teresa of Avila
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The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be…
— Diane Ackerman
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The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially…
— Ibrahim Babangida
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In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges…
— Michelle Bachelet
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We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?
— Anna Letitia Barbauld
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