Clifford Geertz Quotes

Anthropology never has had a distinct subject matter, and because it doesn't have a real method, there's a great deal of anxiety over what it is.

Clifford Geertz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 23, 1926 - October 30, 2006

Topics

GreatAnxietyMatterNeverReal

Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.

Joaquin Phoenix

SocietyThinkYouEntertainmentWill

When something gets attention so quickly, people sometimes will look for reasons to find fault and tear it down.

John Hawkes

PeopleAttentionLookFindDown

I was in the movies. I danced, I sang, I learned to work in front of a camera. It was like being in a repertory company.

Robert Wagner

WorkCameraMoviesCompanyBeing

I have a whole regimen to my day: my vocal warm-ups, my prayers, my meditations... I pray three times a day. I try to have a real experience praying, not just do it. I really get deep into the idea and really try to get somewhere with it, to have an in-depth understanding of the idea.

Matisyahu

ExperienceDayDeepUnderstanding

I like horror; I like comedy; I like drama; I like action; I like female heroes.

Joss Whedon

ActionComedyDramaHorrorHeroes

Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.

Dr. Seuss

GoodTodayFunTomorrowAnother

I may be the only shark who hasn't been on QVC, but I have learned a lot from those folks about what it takes to get a product on store shelves.

Chris Sacca

I Have LearnedProductSharkMayGet

I want to win titles with Atletico.

Antoine Griezmann

WinWantTitlesAtletico

All kids, when they go to school, are pretty good artists and dancers and singers and poets. All that gets buried, basically through being educated, or brainwashed.

William T. Wiley

GoodSchoolGoEducatedDancers

I have had a singing teacher in L.A. for many, many years just to work on my voice as an actor.

Pierce Brosnan

WorkTeacherSingingVoiceActor

Eponymous brands aren't that popular with analysts and investors now. You can only take an eponymous brand with a living figurehead so far, they argue. What happens when they grow old and die? What happens when they misbehave and go seriously off-brand?

Peter York

BrandGrowDieYouLivingSeriously

I have no evidence that libertarianism leads to a better life. I just think it is morally right.

Penn Jillette

LifeThinkBetterRightEvidence

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