Gregory Bateson Quotes

It is of first-class importance that our answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx should be in step with how we conduct our civilisation, and this should in turn be in step with the actual workings of living systems.

Gregory Bateson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: May 9, 1904 - July 4, 1980

Topics

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While I'm writing YA, I can't read YA, and the same with adult. I usually only listen to music while I'm writing YA.

Jennifer Armentrout

MusicWritingListenSameAdultYa

I'm tired of playing freaking cha-chas, the sassy CIA agent, the best friend homegirl. I'm tired of that!

Melonie Diaz

FriendBestTiredBest FriendSassy

I have been with Donald for 18 years, and I have been aware of his love for this country since we first met. He never had a hidden agenda when it comes to his patriotism because, like me, he loves this country so much.

Melania Trump

LovePatriotismMeCountryNever

To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests.

Matthew Scully

SympathyHonorFarmerAnimalsSense

I was crashing with a boyfriend on his couch in Fort Green. At first, I was temping - insurance agencies, nonprofits - and then, in between temping, I was going on job interviews, and I could name 12 publications, some of which no longer exist, that didn't even call me back or interviewed me and had no interest.

Amy Chozick

JobMeGreenNameInsuranceBack

I think the intellectual consistency of Christianity in historical evidence is frankly overwhelming, but my materialist colleagues regard me as a slightly sad case.

Simon Conway Morris

SadMeConsistencyColleaguesThink

The man who holds the key to a woman's heart should make certain the old ones are destroyed.

Minna Antrim

HeartWomanManKeyOldDestroyed

There's certainly pressure to find your audience early. You need to paint the picture, but it's tough trying to find the balance between a show that people can tune in on any given week while still grabbing the people who are there every week.

Jorge Garcia

BalancePeopleToughPressureYou

A little dark chocolate in small amounts often helps lift me out of those blue moments. When I walk into my favorite store on Union Street in San Francisco that sells high-quality chocolates from around the world, I feel like, well, a kid in a candy store.

Dean Ornish

WalkBlueMeWorldSmallChocolate

I'm ashamed to say the first play I saw at the Royal Court was mine.

Christopher Hampton

PlaySayRoyalFirstAshamedSaw

I think, for me, one of the biggest things that I struggle with is keeping the excitement up when writing a song. A lot of times, I'll get pretty frustrated early on.

Brendon Urie

StruggleMeWritingSongThinkUp

Actors, lots of times, are great when they have great parts. For me, a lot of times, it's been the part.

Bruce Davison

GreatMeBeenPartPartsLots

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