"[W.H.R.] Rivers is the Rider Haggard of anthropology; I shall be the Conrad."

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Source : Bronislaw Malinowski (2001). “Man and Culture: An Evaluation of the Work of Bronislaw Malinowski”, p.6, Psychology Press

Bronislaw Malinowski

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“No sentence can be effective if it contains facts alone. It must also contain emotion, image, logic, and promise.”
“Even people's dreams don't match the reality of my life. I don't dream, I set goals and accomplish them.”
“The churning of a human mind is unpredictable, as is the anatomy of the human heart.”

Source : "Turing & Burroughs". Book by Rudy Rucker, www.rudyrucker.com. 2012.
“I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.”
“Our supplies of natural resources are not finite in any economic sense. Nor does past experience give reason to expect natural resources to become more scarce. Rather, if history is any guide, natural resources will progressively become less costly, hence less scarce, and will constitute a smaller proportion of our expenses in future years.”
“If it's not 100 per cent pure maple syrup, it can't be called 'pure maple syrup.”
“You are responsible for radicalizing your strengths.”
“My mom's Puerto Rican. That's why I'm so lively and colorful.”

Source : "Aubrey Plaza Takes Quite A Trip In 'Safety Not Guaranteed'". Interview with Neda Ulaby, iowapublicradio.org. June 5, 2012.

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