Life Quotes
The big one. What it means, how to live it, and why it's worth the effort.
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"Human behavior cannot be predicted from a set of rules."Clifford Geertz
"The study of others makes visible what in ourselves goes unseen."Clifford Geertz
"Life is a conversation between order and chaos"Gregory Bateson
"The individual is shaped by the society in which he lives, yet also shapes that society through his actions."A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
"An individual's place in society is determined by a complex web of relationships and obligations."A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
"Every person plays a role in maintaining or transforming their society."A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
"A person's identity is formed through their participation in social groups and institutions."A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
"Every action a person takes affects their relationships and their standing in society."A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
"The roles people play in society shape their sense of self and their possibilities."A.R. Radcliffe-Brown
"Life is a continuous process of adaptation and learning."Alfred Kroeber
"Death gives meaning to life."Alfred Kroeber
"Meaning-making is the fundamental human activity; without it, life is merely a sequence of events."Clifford Geertz
"To live in a culture is to participate in an ongoing conversation about what it means to be human."Clifford Geertz
"Flexibility is the hallmark of life; rigidity is the hallmark of death."Gregory Bateson
"The purpose of life is the perpetuation of life."Gregory Bateson
"The individual is not an isolated fragment but an integral part of the whole."Gregory Bateson
"The individual contains within itself a reflection of the whole."Gregory Bateson
"We are living through a period of nervous crisis."Margaret Mead
"It is better to be a living dog than a dead lion."Margaret Mead
"Adolescence is not primarily a sexual phenomenon. It is a social phenomenon."Margaret Mead
"Life is measured not by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."Margaret Mead
"To live is to participate in culture; to understand culture is to understand what it means to live."Bronislaw Malinowski
"We are all pilgrims in the journey of becoming; the path is more important than the destination."Victor Turner
"Pilgrimage is a language the body speaks when words fail; it is movement as meaning."Victor Turner
"Life is the struggle for meaning."Oswald Spengler
"Life demands commitment."Oswald Spengler
"Mind is the integrative principle of life."Gregory Bateson
"Identity is the echo of a person's actions."Gregory Bateson
"In every life, there is a turning point."Arnold Toynbee
"In the end, it is not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years."Arnold Toynbee