Claude Levi-Strauss Quotes
Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation.
Quotes to Explore
-
You take the best of our tradition as a start, and I'll take the best of Christianity ... From there we can build.
-
I've always had a natural affiliation with nature. If I wasn't an actor, I'd be some sort of biologist working in the field in Africa or something.
-
There is a triangular relationship between poverty, child labour and illiteracy who have a cause and consequence relationship. We will have to break this vicious circle.
-
Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be showing kindness toward them.
-
Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's really boring. Reese Witherspoon? She can open a movie.
-
Nothing is ever for sure, but when something in love doesn't work from the beginning, it's never going to work. Don't push it.
-
To even be called the 'teen queen' is crazy.
-
America is rather like life. You can usually find in it what you look for. It will probably be interesting, and it is sure to be large.
-
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
-
Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.
-
A circuit performed by a capital and meant to be a periodical process, not an individual act, is called its turnover. The duration of this turnover is determined by the sum of its time of production and its time of circulation.
-
Plato is correct about democracy. It is essentially mob rule. And once the mob gets an idea into its collective head, it’s almost impossible to get it out, or modify it in any way. In an era of mass communication and irresponsible media, it can be a deadly characteristic.
-
'There is a steep and lofty wall,Where my warders trembling stand,He who at speed shall ride round its height,For him shall be my hand.'
-
From Cesario
-
Oh who can tell, save he whose heart hath tried.
-
Here I am once more in this scene of dissipation and vice, and I begin already to find my morals corrupted.
-
It's afterwards you realize that the feeling of happiness you had with a man didn't necessarily prove that you loved him.
-
Children are meant to understand compassion and comfort because they have received compassion and comfort - and this should be in the family setting. A family should be a place where comfort is experienced and understood, so that the people are prepared to give comfort to others.
-
There's something really interesting about how human beings just want to see animals tear each other apart, maybe because we can't do it.
-
If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
-
Improved consumer choice and improved airline profits represent a win/win situation. Airlines that provide consumers flexibility - choice, control and convenience - can more effectively compete for consumers' business. Choice instantly increases consumer confidence, because when you know what you're getting, you are more likely to be loyal.
-
A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.
-
Our system is the height of absurdity, since we treat the culprit both as a child, so as to have the right to punish him, and as an adult, in order to deny him consolation.
