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"I don't think things are moving toward an omega point; I think they're moving toward more diversity."
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"Individuals who speak languages other than English, who speak patois as well as standard English, find it a necessary aspect of self-affirmation not to feel compelled to chose one voice over another, not to claim one as more authentic but rather to construct social realities that celebrate, acknowledge and affirm differences, variety."
"Any regime or any government which motivates its own people to be different than one another is a good regime, is a good government! Encourage people to think differently, to act differently, and to believe in different things, otherwise you create just a herd of animals!"
"We're stunned by the diversity of rocks. This stuff looks like it was put into a blender."
"But not all kids are exactly the same,Even when they share the same name."
"Some kids are both or neitherAnd don't want to have to choose, either."
"We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity."
"The expression of divinity is in variety."
"I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown of my feet by any."
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"I do think the attempt to raise consciousness has succeeded. People are very aware of gender concerns now."
"We need to think more about the nature of rhetoric in anthropology. There isn't a body of knowledge and thought to fall back on in this regard."
"Anthropology never has had a distinct subject matter, and because it doesn't have a real method, there's a great deal of anxiety over what it is."
"I think the perception of there being a deep gulf between science and the humanities is false."
"I'm writing a review of three books on feminism and science, and it's about social constructionism. So I would say I'm a social constructionist, whatever that means."
"Younger anthropologists have the notion that anthropology is too diverse. The number of things done under the name of anthropology is just infinite; you can do anything and call it anthropology."
"I don't write drafts. I write from the beginning to the end, and when it's finished, it's done."
"I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field."
"I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves."
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