Mary Douglas Quotes

Our technological infrastructure alienates us from each other. No need to form a workplace community, everybody there will be out in a year or two, and so will you, looking for a better place.

Mary Douglas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

CommunityLookingBetterYearYou

I married a woman who's not going to take anything. No slips. She's very accountable, and she holds me very accountable.

Joe Nichols

WomanMeSheAnythingTakeGoing

If I had had a thing like an iPad when I was a kid, then I never would have gotten into the habit of writing things down by hand.

Joe Haldeman

HabitWritingDownHandNeverKid

The kids today have these fresh faces. It's like they're on pins and needles, waiting to see what I'm going to do. They've never seen me. In the 1960s, those were hippies. They were wired up already. The kids today know me because I've worked with Jeff Tweedy and other young producers.

Mavis Staples

TodayWaitingMeKnowYoungNever

The best place for puffin watching is Sumburgh Head, at the south end of the Shetland mainland. There used to be a lighthouse there, but it's now a visitor centre and gallery; they run a webcam, so you can check on the puffins in advance.

Ann Cleeves

BestEndYouPlaceNowRun

There are so many funny people and so many talented people, but the one thing nobody else has is my take on the world. So, when I'm developing my show, that's going to be the focus.

Ross Mathews

FunnyFocusPeopleWorldNobody

A lot of shows, things will just simmer and simmer and maybe never explode into the open, or only risk exploding into the open when it's clear that the series has gotten to its endgame. So I'm always impressed - but not surprised - when 'Scandal' just completely goes for it.

Joshua Malina

MomentJobMeNowWestSomething

Honestly, it is difficult for me because I cannot return to Indonesia safely. So how am I supposed to make another movie in Indonesia when I cannot safely return to Indonesia?

Joshua Oppenheimer

MeDifficultReturnBecauseCannot

The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it.

Diana Vreeland

MindRestEleganceYouRealGot

The purpose of money is to trade for things that make you happy. So if you can bypass money and get directly to the happy, you've saved a lot of trouble. And it makes others happier, too, when you organize your business around non-monetary things.

Derek Sivers

BusinessMoneyPurposeHappyYou

It's always exciting to explore adult roles when the vast majority of viewers that have seen me on TV know me from 'Glee,' from something of a different tone.

Cory Monteith

MeKnowExploreAlwaysSomething

Directing is quite a nuts-and-bolts thing. It's a mixture of creating an atmosphere in which actors can feel safe enough to be dangerous.

Phyllida Lloyd

FeelEnoughDangerousCreatingSafe

To make sustainable progress in reducing extreme poverty will require improvements in both the quantity and quality of aid.

Peter Singer

QualityProgressPovertyWillAid

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