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

-- Ruth Benedict

#Differences Quotes #Safety Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.”
“If you're a burglar, it's no good waiting about outside somebody's house, looking good with your swag bag ready. Just get in there, burgle them and come out. I don't advocate that obviously, it's just an analogy.”
“For three decades, Democrats and Republicans worked together to make our environment better.”
“[A] person is so much more than the name of a diagnosis on a chart.”

Source : Sharon M. Draper (2012). “Out of My Mind”, p.23, Simon and Schuster
“You cannot wait until everything becomes better before you decide to have a good attitude. You have to be the best you can be right where you are.”
“What is today but yesterday's tomorrow?”
“But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives.”
“we live in an age which must be amused, though genius, feeling, trust, and principle be the sacrifice.”

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