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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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Racism
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The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural. – Ruth Benedict

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Culture
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Perception
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To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright. – Walter Benjamin

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Perception

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one. – Albert Einstein

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Perception

The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is. – Kahlil Gibran

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Perception

Some people see the cup as half empty. Some people see the cup as half full. I see the cup as too large. – George Carlin

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Perception

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If you take different mythologies from different cultures, the names may change and the story lines may vary but there is always something in common. – Maynard James Keenan

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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination – they dont conform to the reality thats around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress. – Kate Atkinson

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Imagination

An infinite God ought to be able to protect Himself, without going in partnership with State Legislatures. – Robert Ingersoll, quoted in Ingersoll the Magnificent

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It is the artists business to create sunshine when the sun fails. – Romain Rolland

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