Man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun.

I'm an inveterate fox and not a hedgehog, so I always think you should try everything

Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue

One of the most significant facts about humanity may finally be that we all begin with the natural equipment to a live a thousand kinds of life but end in the end having lived only one

We don't know what we think until we see what we say.

Culture is public, because meaning is

Most anthropologists are doing straightforward ethnography, and should

Meaning is socially, historically, and rhetorically constructed.

Cultural analysis is intrinsically incomplete. And, worse than that, the more deeply it goes the less complete it is.

My instincts are always against people who want to fasten some sort of hegemony onto things

Anthropology never has had a distinct subject matter, and because it doesn't have a real method, there's a great deal of anxiety over what it is

In morning Don't go out of bed with dirty thoughts. As new day begins first thing God do is "bless our thoughts.

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.

No 'rules.' What are you, British or something? I guess I'm too nice... No wonder people take advantage of me.

Friendship is a thing most necessary to life, since without friends no one would choose to live, though possessed of all other advantages.

The individual cannot exist on his/her own and the collectivism should respect freedom of conscience. My struggle is about the freedom of thought.

I just simply did what I believe God wanted me to do.

There's only two ways to sum up music; either it's good or it's bad. If it's good you don't mess about it, you just enjoy it.

It is not enough just to be for peace. The point is, what can we do about it?

As our eyes age, they have a tougher and tougher time adjusting to rapid changes in lighting, and we need to be aware of this.

The purpose of life is to glorify God in both good and hard times alike.