Mary Douglas Quotes

Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!

Mary Douglas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

DisappointmentPromisesExpectations

Ceremonies are important. But our gratitude has to be more than visits to the troops, and once-a-year Memorial Day ceremonies. We honor the dead best by treating the living well.

Jennifer Granholm

GratitudeBestDayHonorLiving

Suddenly a single shot on the extreme left rang out on the clear morning air, followed quickly by several others, and the whole line pushed rapidly forward through the brush.

John Gibbon

MorningForwardOthersAirLineOut

The world is richer than ever, and the gaps between rich and poor are wider.

Anna Lindh

WorldRichPoorBetweenThanEver

Meditation hasn't separated me from my life and my friends and my work. It's just made my fear go away, so I can just be that much more engaged.

Rivers Cuomo

LifeWorkFearMeMy LifeFriends

I've always known I've had power.

Robert Whittaker

PowerAlwaysKnownHad

My actions will speak louder than words.

Ron DeSantis

WordsSpeakWillActionsThan

Not everyone who goes to Washington becomes Washington.

Jason Kander

WashingtonEveryoneWhoGoesBecomes

That's what records are for: not to be skipped.

Jorja Smith

Records

For me, the path of failure exceeded by far the joys of success. My plight was hopeless.

Dominick Dunne

SuccessFailurePathMeHopeless

You're not supposed to look perfect while you're making babies. Making babies is the perfection. It's about feeling good in clothes and knowing you can get dressed up in the evening, work it for a minute, and maybe get back in a certain pair of jeans. But there's just no such thing as perfection.

Drew Barrymore

WorkGoodPerfectionEveningLook

My life has been wonderful. Everybody has to be a little lucky, I think.

Christopher Walken

LifeThinkMy LifeLuckyLittle

I was raised as a Catholic, but I got up to go to church because I thought I'd be hit by a bolt of lightning if I didn't.

Chuck Feeney

ThoughtChurchGoUpI Was Raised

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