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" A man's indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude. "
Gratitude
Virtue
Man
" Culture is not a biologically transmitted complex. "
Biologically
Complex
Culture
" If we justify war, it is because all peoples always justify the traits of which they find themselves possessed, not because war will bear an objective examination of its merits. "
Will
Always
Because
" I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. "
Myself
World
Two
" I have always used the world of make-believe with a certain desperation. "
Desperation
Always
World
" I haven't strength of mind not to need a career. "
Need
Career
Mind
" I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women. "
Strong
Women
Speak
" No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. "
World
Eyes
He
" Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future. "
Faith
Present
Long
" Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make. "
Future
Decision
Today
" The adequate study of culture, our own and those on the opposite side of the globe, can press on to fulfillment only as we learn today from the humanities as well as from the scientists. "
Today
Side
Own
" The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community. "
Life
Patterns
History
" The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences. "
Safe
Differences
Human
" The trouble with life isn't that there is no answer, it's that there are so many answers. "
Answer
Many
Life
" We grow in time to trust the future for our answers. "
Grow
Trust
Time
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