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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. – Ruth Benedict

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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. – Ruth Benedict

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The dung beetle, seeing its child on the wall, thinks it sees a pearl on a thread. – Arabic Proverb

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Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until you hear them speak. – Anon.

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Perception

To see, to hear, means nothing. To recognize (or not to recognize) means everything. Between what I do recognize and what I do not recognize there stands myself. And what I do not recognize I shall continue not to recognize. – Andre Breton

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So, my argument is that as we become more and more scientifically literate, it – Douglas Adams

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Unrest of spirit is a mark of life. – Karl A. Menninger

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