"Younger anthropologists have the notion that anthropology is too diverse. The number of things done under the name of anthropology is just infinite; you can do anything and call it anthropology"

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Source : "Clifford Geertz on Ethnography and Social Construction" by Gary A. Olson, Journal of Advanced Composition 11.2, hypergeertz.jku.at. 1991.

Clifford Geertz

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“My strength lies solely in my tenacity.”
“Sharing laughter is a way of casting delight to the wind so it blows everywhere and to everyone.”

Source : Paul Pearsall (1996). “The Pleasure Prescription: To Love, to Work, to Play-- Life in the Balance”, p.177, Hunter House
“Waking consciousness is dreaming â€“ but dreaming constrained by external reality”
“But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can.”
“There are some things you only learn through experience.”
“And when Paul dove to embrace me, the look on his face was one of absolute, perfect joyâ€”the kind of joy that can't be reproached, stolen, or marredâ€”the kind that only the innocent or the ignorant are capable of experiencing.”

Source : Tiffanie DeBartolo (2005). “How to Kill a Rock Star”, p.203, Sourcebooks, Inc.
“Holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night!”

Source : Song: Holding Out For A Hero
“If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free.”

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