"My research suggests that men and women may speak different languages that they assume are the same, using similar words to encode disparate experiences of self and social relationships. Because these languages share an overlapping moral vocabulary, they contain a propensity for systematic mistranslation ..."

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Source : Carol GILLIGAN (2009). “In a Different Voice”, p.131, Harvard University Press

Carol Gilligan

#Men Quotes #Vocabulary Quotes #Self Quotes

“I put on the Hank Williams and the Patsy Cline and the Rosemary Clooney on vinyl - I'm not trying to be some cool indie-rock person, I just love the way it sounds - and throw on a T-shirt and jeans. In Texas, we practically come out of the womb in jeans.”
“Agreements are always the product of time and place.”
“The 'Star Wars' movie is coming out. Disney has kept the details of the movie under wraps because they're not Sony.”
“Well, between Scotch and nothin', I suppose Iâ€™d take Scotch. Itâ€™s the nearest thing to good moonshine I can find.”
“When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a stronghold in my life. Really, through the shark attack and all the hard times that my family and I went through, it gave us unity and perseverance to push through all this crazy stuff that we never knew was going to happen.”
“On every film, the clothes are half the battle in creating the character. I have a great deal of opinion about how my people are presented. We show a great deal by what we put on our bodies.”
“It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or methods. It must always relate directly to how life is better for everyone. . . . The aim of the system must be clear to everyone in the system. The aim must include plans for the future. The aim is a value judgment.”
“I am, now as before, of the opinion that I did the best that I could do for my nation. I therefore do not regret my conduct and will bear the consequences that result from my conduct.”

Source : Bundesarchiv Berlin, ZC 13267, Bd. 3, www.bpb.de. February 1943.

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