Breaths Quote by Ruth Benedict

“It is my necessary breath of life to understand and expression is the only justification of life that I can feel without prodding.”

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“Experience, contrary to common belief, is mostly imagination.”

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I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.

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The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.

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I haven't strength of mind not to need a career.

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As a matter of history great developments in art have often been remarkably separate from religious motivation and use.

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