Peter L. Berger Quotes
Specific procedures of universe-maintenance become necessary when the symbolic universe has become a problem. As long as this is not the case, the symbolic universe is self-maintaining, that is, self-legitimating by the sheer facticity of its objective existence in the society in question.
Peter L. Berger
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There is something fascinating about every human being. The question is how much they're willing to divulge.
Nathaniel Rich
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Patch Adams
The 'Islam vs. the West' dialogue ceased to be about real people a long time ago.
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Nancy Roman
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Frances McDormand
Nevertheless, this one fact should be apparent: turning the other cheek is a bribe. It is a valid form of action for only so long as the Christian is impotent politically or militarily.
Gary North
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Abraham Lincoln
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Samuel Adams
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H. L. Mencken
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Marion Cotillard
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Ken Robinson
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Micheal Ray Stevenson
Our hands are hot and raw with the stones we have laid,We have built a tower of stone high into the sky,We have built a city of towers.
Conrad Aiken
Al Qaeda has no place in Pakistan. It's a threat to Pakistan. And there should be a convergence of interests between the Pakistani state and the West on security issues, but also on wider economic and social issues.
David Miliband
Specific procedures of universe-maintenance become necessary when the symbolic universe has become a problem. As long as this is not the case, the symbolic universe is self-maintaining, that is, self-legitimating by the sheer facticity of its objective existence in the society in question.
Peter L. Berger
