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Quote by Ruth Benedict
I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world. – 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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The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural. – Ruth Benedict

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I love to sing and I do think that my strength as a singer is… I think I have a voice that is certainly sufficient under most any circumstances… but I think my strength is that I really am an actor and I really do have to own what I am saying. – Gregory Harrison

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I have always been an outstanding football player, I have always had uncanny abilities, great arm strength, an immense ability to play the game from a quarterback standpoint. The problem was that I wasnt given the liberty to do certain things when I was young. – Michael Vick

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The guys I date always want to test my strength and wrestle around. By the end, theyre drenched in sweat. – Gina Carano

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We deceive ourselves when we fancy that only weakness needs support. Strength needs it far more. – Madame Swetchine

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