Mary Douglas Quotes

I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay.

Mary Douglas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

I AmPeopleSocietyFeelBe True

The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some of your old friends that you haven't seen in a long time.

Robert Goulet

GoodTimeOld FriendsGreenFriends

I want to mix, match, take something off, move the ball around.

Matt Cain

WantBallTakeSomethingMoveOff

The covers of this book are too far apart.

Ambrose Bierce

BookFarApartCoversToo

Life is not to be taken seriously.

RuPaul

LifeSeriouslyTaken

It was such a pivotal time in Elvis' life; he was just a poor boy from Tupelo, Miss. That's all he really was. He had the same feelings as everybody.

Drake Milligan

LifeTimeFeelingsBoyPoorSame

If you have any power at all from being popular, then you have a duty to help people out.

Arabella Weir

PowerPeopleHelpYouDutyOut

I like porterhouse steak, rib-eyes and New York strip. This works for me because I have very low cholesterol and low blood pressure. It's not good for everyone; you have to talk to your doctor about that. I also eat fish and cheese. I like clean food prepared as simply as possible.

Sharon Stone

GoodFoodNew YorkMeDoctorFish

I'm always trying to get those interviews that are impossible to get, because they are the ones that are most interesting to the audience.

Scott Pelley

ImpossibleInterestingTryingAlways

I've always held to the belief, though, that people who do too much acting training always look like they're acting, you know?

Noah Taylor

TrainingPeopleYouLookActing

It is the pride of my heart to have been one of the earliest adopted sons of America.

Marquis de Lafayette

HeartPatriotismPrideAmericaBeen

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

Liam Neeson

TryingYouKnowComedian

Like the proverbial elephant in the room, American anti-Europeanism has loomed large for so long that few trouble to notice it.

Linda Colley

ElephantAmericanLongTroubleRoom

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