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Mary Douglas Quotes

It is only partly true that religion does more harm than good in society. The community makes God into the image it wants, vengeful, or milky sweet, or scrupulously just, and so on.

Mary Douglas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: british
Birth: March 25, 1921 - May 16, 2007

Topics

Good God Community Religion Sweet

It's the feeling of being lifted out of my life into another world that is the thrill of writing fiction.

Jennifer Egan

Life Writing World My Life Feeling

In deference to American traditions, my family put our oven to rare use at Thanksgiving during my childhood, with odd roast-turkey experiments involving sticky-rice stuffing or newfangled basting techniques that we read about in magazines.

Jennifer Lee

Family Childhood American Rare Odd

I don't think a baby is something that you should do because other people are doing it.

Andy Samberg

People Baby Think Doing You Because

If you want to tell grown-up fairy tales, you have to look for the dark side.

Juan Antonio Bayona

You Look Dark Dark Side Want Fairy

The more sin is rationalized, the greater the possibility of destruction by Satan's wolves.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Wolves Sin Satan More Destruction

I don't often watch something I've done on TV. Usually, I'll change the channel and watch something else.

Jonathan Levine

Change Done Watch Something TV Else

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.

Austin O'Malley

Yourself Child You Beat Sure Cause

Chris Guest is the godfather of improvisational comedy.

Tom Bennett

Comedy Guest Godfather Chris

The total impact of the Tory/Liberal tax, welfare and public spending changes has hit the poorest 10% in society disproportionately hard - and women have been affected even more badly than men.

Nicola Sturgeon

Women Men Society Impact Tax Hard

My theory on politics is no one really knows how it works, so I choose not to comment on stuff too outside of my league.

Kyle Kinane

Politics Choose Outside Comment How

The only thing that matters is the theater!

Lily Rabe

Matters Only The Only Thing Theater

I did 'Mala Noche' as a way to do something that was outside of the system, because I was outside of the system, and I deliberately chose material that Hollywood wouldn't touch in a million years.

Gus Van Sant

Hollywood Touch Way Outside System