Erving Goffman Quotes
Choose your self-presentations carefully, for what starts out as a mask may become your face.
Quotes to Explore
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It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily, and never possess any virtue in its fullness, while the energetic and industrious make notable advances on both fronts.
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I faced many ups and downs, like any other actor: not getting through auditions or even worse - getting shortlisted and not being selected. Most actors go through the process.
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My father was a pioneer in so many ways. He was fearless, and I think that I kind of picked that up from him as well.
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We invented the car, and it made it easier for us to crash and die. If I gave a car to my grandfather, he would die in five minutes, while I have grown up slowly to accept speed.
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All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Marquez.
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Kmart's as much a part of my history as 'Charlie's Angels.' Twenty-five years! It's not just a celebrity brand.
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I love contemporary culture. Even the stuff I don't like.
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I want to go home and just go for a long walk. And where I want to go, I have no idea.
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This is the first step in determining whether and how Congress can provide a solution.
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It is important to be still and listen and follow the Spirit.
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I feel like people always wanna define me and I don’t wanna be defined.
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A well dressed woman, even though her purse is painfully empty, can conquer the world.
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Love should be that person that inspires you to be a better person.
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Nothing moves around, it just goes straight from the start to the end. The final draft on the final day, that's it, same for the novels. What I turn in is what you see. There are some exceptions, but almost always I can see exactly what it's going to be.
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But what if we are dealing with fools?
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The body is the womb of the soul, a begging bowl for spirit.
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There is no logic like the logic of the heart.
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I stuck with my education, you know, I really did that for my grandma. It meant a lot to her that I finished school and in the grand scheme of things it was her who had saved and helped provide for me this opportunity to go to school.
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I hate it when girls act stupid ’cause they think it’s cute. Intelligence is sexy.
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Why have we had such a decline in moral climate? I submit to you that a major factor has been a change in the philosophy which has been dominant, a change from belief in individual responsibility to belief in social responsibility. If you adopt the view that a man is not responsible for his own behavior, that somehow society is responsible, why should he seek to make his behavior good?
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Choose your self-presentations carefully, for what starts out as a mask may become your face.
