Quotes of: Spencer Keyword

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited.

C. Wright Mills

In our society, the sound of men complaining is like nails on a chalkboard.

Warren Farrell

Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without.

James Dobson

Americans often have trouble enjoying the present moment.

Alan Dundes

No tribe unites with another of its own free will.

Arthur Keith

Reason has not tamed desire: it is as strong as ever.

Arthur Keith

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.

Ulrich Beck

The measure of a society is not only what it does but the quality of its aspirations.

Wade Davis

The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.

Ruth Benedict

I have always used the world of make-believe with a certain desperation.

Ruth Benedict

In Genesis 6:3, it says man can live to be 120, but there is no scientific basis for it.

S. Jay Olshansky

Human inertia makes the everyday environment, the furniture, as it were, appear to be a given.

Todd Gitlin

Empirical interest will be in the facts so far as they are relevant to the solution of these problems.

Talcott Parsons

In my opinion, fun is what makes advertising successful.

Leo Bogart

The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.

Martha Beck

I'd like to help repair the earth's ecosystems, and to fully live until I'm fully dead.

Martha Beck

Tiny steps will get you to your goal months and months sooner. A little is better than a lot.

Martha Beck

Every worldview I chose, it seemed, edged me toward belief.

Martha Beck

Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children.

Margaret Mead

I guess my enthusiasm kind of rubs off on people.

Margaret Murray

American advertisers rely on 'essentially illogical' approaches to determine their advertising budgets.

Michael Schudson