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Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the fut

Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future. – Ruth Benedict

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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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Perception
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Ruth Benedict
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I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. – Ruth Benedict

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strength
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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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Other Quotes from
Future
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Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him. – Henry Miller

Category:
Future

The politics of partisanship and the resulting inaction and excuses have paralyzed decision-making, primarily at the federal level, and the big issues of the day are not being addressed, leaving our future in jeopardy. – Michael Bloomberg

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Future

Its a question of whether were going to go forward into the future, or past to the back. – Dan Quayle

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Future

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past. – Gene Tierney

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Future

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Isnt it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it? – Richard Dawkins

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I think theres a real joy in going to see movies when you discover them yourself. – Jeff Bridges

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In default of inexhaustible happiness, eternal suffering would at least give us a destiny. But we do not even have that consolation, and our worst agonies come to an end one day. – Albert Camus

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