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Clifford Geertz Quotes

If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code.

Clifford Geertz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Writing Language Someone Remember

I'm happy with my place in the firmament here. I like to produce movies and that's where I want to be.

Happy Place Want Movies Where Here

Without some goals and some efforts to reach it, no man can live.

Goals Live Man Reach Without Some

It is helpful for a woman artist not to have a husband.

Jeanette Winterson

Woman Husband Artist Helpful

I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I will always feel the weight of a lie. I'm very hard on myself anyway. Religious guilt carries over too. You can't really misbehave without feeling badly about it. At least, I can't.

Myself Lie Impact Guilt You Values

I usually love to go bowling when I'm in Vegas. There's something about Vegas and bowling, do you know what I mean? You know what I mean. Bowling is just the thing to do.

Love Vegas You Go Know Mean

I don't believe in messing with mother-nature too much.

Believe Too Much Much Too Messing

There are good leaks and bad leaks.

Anthony Scaramucci

When I signed with Scooter Braun and I decided to go overseas to promote my song, the only concern was how should I communicate with the public and the audience with my language. Scooter and I talked a lot about that: should we translate or not? Finally we didn't, and I think that was a really good decision.

Good Decision Song Think Language

I don't care how pumped up or psyched you are to start a new diet or a new program - that emotion will fade.

Start Care Diet You New Fade

I think I've always been able to see what's coming, and when I was joining Google, people always said, 'Why are you joining this company?' It was so small at the time. I could see the importance of Google. I could see the way it was going to grow; it was going to become a big company.

Time People Small Think Grow You

If I get stuck, I look at a book that tells me how someone else did it. I turn the pages, and then I say, 'Oh, I forgot that bit,' then close the book and carry on. Finally, after you've figured out how to do it, you read how they did it and find out how dumb your solution is and how much more clever and efficient theirs is!

Richard P. Feynman

Me Book Someone Solution You Look

I envy the happiness of others... I envy the sense of belonging... I seem always to be remaking myself.

Happiness Myself Envy Belonging Seem

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