"Anthropology in general has always been fairly hospitable to female scholars, and even to feminist scholars"

-- Clifford Geertz

#Feminist Quotes #Female Quotes #Anthropology Quotes

“The dower of great beauty has always been misfortune, since happiness and beauty do not agree together.”
“There are three things, to my account, that I need each day. One of them is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to, and another is someone to chase.”

Source : Matthew McConaughey's Academy Awards Acceptance Speech, aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. March 2, 2014.
“Weakness leaves, pride comes in. Confidence grows. Successful life.”
“It is but a truism that labor is most productive where its wages are largest. Poorly paid labor is inefficient labor, the world over.”
“Money is like a mirror to our culture. What we see tells us who we are.”
“I have found that the best cure for self pity is to do something to help someone else.”
“In the circle of light on the state in the midst of darkness, you have the sensation of being entirely alone... This is called solitude in public... During a performance, before an audience of thousands, you can always enclose yourself in this circle, like a snail in its shell... You can carry it wherever you go.”
“I don't understand why, in entertainment, the hours are as long as they are. It seems like everything takes forever, and no one can tell you why exactly.”

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