Alfred Kroeber

"Death gives meaning to life."

"Love is the deepest cultural universal."

"Happiness is found in meaningful work."

"Truth is stranger than fiction in human behavior."

"Freedom requires responsibility to community."

"Nature provides the raw materials; culture provides the meaning."

"Art transcends cultural boundaries through emotional truth."

"Science seeks to explain culture through evidence."

"Music expresses what words cannot."

"Faith in human potential is essential for progress."

"Leadership is service to your community."

"Work should be an expression of self."

"Dreams are the blueprints of culture."

"Humor is the knife that cuts through pretense."

"Beauty is culturally constructed and universally recognized."

"Peace begins with understanding difference."

"Courage is continuing despite fear."

"Change is inevitable; growth is optional."

"Perseverance separates the scholar from the dilettante."

"Gratitude is the basis of civilization."

"Creativity solves problems culture creates."

"Justice without mercy is tyranny."

"Patience is the virtue of the learned."

"Kindness costs nothing and enriches everything."

"Strength is often found in gentleness."

"Fear of difference prevents cultural understanding."

"Power without compassion corrupts absolutely."

"Money measures value but does not create it."

"Health of mind requires understanding of culture."

"Adventure is the antidote to complacency."