The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences. – Ruth Benedict
Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future. – Ruth Benedict

The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences. – Ruth Benedict
Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future. – Ruth Benedict
The crucial differences which distinguish human societies and human beings are not biological. They are cultural. – Ruth Benedict
A mans indebtedness is not virtue; his repayment is. Virtue begins when he dedicates himself actively to the job of gratitude. – Ruth Benedict
A lot of people over time have had this kind of pattern in their relationship with Bill Clinton. You first meet him and youre overwhelmed by his talent. Hes so energetic and articulate and full of ideas and he calls himself a congenital optimist and that optimism is contagious. – Dee Dee Myers