"Most higher education is devoted to affirming the traditions and origins of an existing elite and transmitting them to new members."

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Source : Mary Catherine Bateson (2001). “Composing a Life”, p.71, Grove Press

Mary Catherine Bateson

#Peace Quotes #Tradition Quotes #Members Quotes

“If half an onion is black with rot, it is a rotten onion. A man is good or he is evil. (Melisandre of Asshai)”
“If we are to preserve civilization, we must first remain civilized.”
“Some days you go bear hunting and you get eaten. Some days you come home with a nice rug to roll around on, and bear steaks. What they don't tell you as a kid is that sometimes you get the rug and steaks, but you also get some nice scars to go with them. As a child you don't understand that you can win, but that's it's not always worth the price. Once you understand and accept that possibility you become a real grown up, and the world becomes a much more serious place. Not less fun, but once you realize what can go wrong, it's a lot scarier to go hunting "bears".”
“It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue. It is morale that wins the victory.”

Source : Military Review, October 1948.
“When I do a mix tape for my kids, for my friends, for my lover, I meticulously choose the tracks, and it's beautiful. And when they are alone they think of me - and when I am alone I think of them.”
“It's not often you find yourself writing about a game that you haven't seen one kick of. But it's not often that the favourites lose 5-0 in one of their most important matches of the season. But all things considered - the difference between expectations of success and margin of victory, the fact of Strachan's debut, the injury to Chris Sutton, the joy it will bring Rangers fans, and the potential financial loss of going out of Europe completely in the first week in August - it is hard to remember the last defeat this bad for any team.”
“We are all such a waste of our potential, like three-way lamps using one-way bulbs.”
“I have a perfect cure for a sore throat: cut it.”

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