Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Clifford Geertz Quotes

I've written a lot of books which are written from the moon - the view from nowhere.

Clifford Geertz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Moon View Nowhere Books Which Lot

Every industry has standards. For example, the motion picture camera, there are 2 or 3 film formats with a number of brackets and number of speed, a shooting speed that is standard. If we didn't have that, then some motion pictures will play back too slowly, and people would talk very slowly, and it will be bizarre.

Jeffrey Zeldman

People Picture Speed Camera Play

Life gets more interesting as it goes on. It becomes fuller because there is perspective there.

Life Perspective Interesting More

What we have most to fear is failure of the heart.

Failure Fear Heart Most

I love the 19th-century idea of the flaneur, the poet wandering through the streets.

Love Through Streets Poet Wandering

My own favorite way to cook and eat razor clams is to simply dredge them in a mix of seasoned flour and cornmeal, then pan fry them in butter until crisp and golden. Be careful not to overcook them so they stay tender, not tough and chewy.

Tough Golden Way My Own Eat Own

Do you know how many athletes go broke three years after they stop playing? I want to help them hold on to their money. I mean, I know about budgets.

Money Help You Stop Know Three

When I come up with an idea about the way I feel, I can really state it strongly in a song.

Song Feel I Can Way Up Come

I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'.

Remember Said Try Lane Ball Handle

Geek? Sure, call me that. I take that as a compliment.

Me Compliment Take Call Geek Sure

When you are in the big competition for the first time, you grow, and then you lose something when you go back into your own competition.

Claudio Ranieri

Time Competition Grow You Lose Back

Sometimes it's good to do something that you've never done before, so yesterday, I went out to buy Elton John's new album.

Good You Yesterday New Sometimes

A lot of people have problems with public confrontation, but it doesn't worry me at all. I can handle myself. I know my martial arts.

Myself People Me Problems Worry

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Clifford Geertz