"Max Weber was right in subscribing to the view that one need not be Caesar in order to understand Caesar. But there is a temptation for us theoretical sociologists to act sometimes as though it is not necessary even to study Caesar in order to understand him. Yet we know that the interplay of theory and research makes both for understanding of the specific case and expansion of the general rule."

-- Robert K. Merton

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“By leaving a student to himself he may... be led to undertake matters above his strength, but the trial will at least have this advantage: it will discover to himself his own deficiencies and this discovery alone is a very considerable acquisition.”
“Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.”
“I belong to you. He has no idea what he's up against. And that will get him in the end. I believe that. Everything's going to come right for you." "And you," Kami said again. "If everything's right for you," Jared said at last, "everything's right for me.”
“The expected always happens”
“Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty.”
“Precious jewel, you glow, you shine, reflecting all the good things in the world. Just look at yourself.”
“The type of leukemia that I am dealing with is treatable. So if I do what my doctors tell me to do - get my blood checked regularly, take my meds and consult with my doctor and follow any additional instructions he might make - I will be able to maintain my good health and live my life with a minimum of disruptions to my lifestyle.”
“You will be old-fashioned one day. It's more shocking than getting old.”

Source : Enid Bagnold (1970). “Four plays”

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