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Marvin Harris Quotes

When a woman gives birth to a child, the child needs to be able to digest the mother's milk; but when this child is old enough to begin to eat other foods, there is some switching off of this ability to consume milk.

Marvin Harris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: american
Birth: August 18, 1927 - October 25, 2001

Topics

Mother Woman Child Enough Milk Eat

In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults.

Jessamyn West

Children Feel Animals Than Nearer

Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day.

Anita Diament

Hope Light Day Writing Song Play

It strikes me as a sound, honest statement for a prospective voter to say: 'Look, I haven't given this election a minute's thought, and it's just not fair for me to cancel out the vote of someone who actually gives a damn.' Indeed, it's not just sound and honest - it's the ethically responsible thing to do.

Jeff Greenfield

Me Thought Someone Look Election

And then I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to go to China in 1980, which was quite early.

John Pomfret

Opportunity Enough Early Go Lucky

I try to harmonize and sing every moment that I can.

Mary Lambert

Moment I Can Try Sing Every

The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.

Mary Astell

Life Life Is Too Short Short Matters

I have realised how exciting and easy it is to be a time traveller by looking at paintings and films and architecture and playing music or listening to it. I don't think you necessarily have to live in the present all the time.

Jools Holland

Live Music Time Architecture Looking

Every time I try to tell people things about my career, I wonder if that's the truth or something I'm fantasizing about.

Johnny Mathis

Truth Time People Career Wonder Try

China protects the Chinese, America protects the Americans, I don't see why Europe should not protect the Europeans.

Dominique de Villepin

America Why Protect See Europe

The United States brags about its political system, but the President says one thing during the election, something else when he takes office, something else at midterm and something else when he leaves.

Deng Xiaoping

Politics Political Election Office

The next release of mainline is going to have a lot of the advanced features people want, by the way.

Bram Cohen

People Want Way Next Release Going

Millions of Americans cannot tell you who lived at Mount Vernon or who wrote the Declaration of Independence - let alone the Emancipation Proclamation. But they know that to be 'a Benedict Arnold' is to be a traitor of the deepest dye - someone who coldly betrays not only a sacred cause but every moral scruple along the way.

Arthur L. Herman

Alone Independence Someone You Moral