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"Meaning is socially, historically, and rhetorically constructed."
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"Life never ceases having a meaning for a humble person. The freedom of choice, the sovereignty that we hold over our own souls, enables a person to discover the meaning of his or her own life every day, even in suffering or death."
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"You can only be fulfilled in life when you achieve your purpose."
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"Find what is meaningful to you and stand by it. Even if you begin to wonder if there is any meaning to anything, continue to be yourself."
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"It's always more than just a story."
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"There's meaning in thy snores."
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"Life is more than survival."
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"The most meaningful endeavors are the ones that come without an end."
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"Non sense discussions, have you ever thought that most discussions which you have are useless, pointess?? It's true and that's why I never go out."
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"Our reaction does not cancel the meaning of their existence because every creation serves a definite purpose."
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"For every day spent at a job, you empty your life."
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"I was trained in the '50s as a New Critic. I remember what literature was like before the New Critics, when people stood up and talked about Shelley's soul and such things."
Soul
"I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world."
American
"Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue."
Feminism
"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."
Anthropology
"If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code."
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"It's always amusing to look at how something early in the 20th century was written in anthropology and how it's written now. There's been an enormous shift in how it's done, but yet you can't put your finger on someone who actually did it."
Anthropology
"I've often been accused of making anthropology into literature, but anthropology is also field research. Writing is central to it."
Anthropology
"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."
Argument
"Two people have been really liberating in my mind; one is Wittgenstein and the other is Burke. I read Burke before he was a secular saint, before everyone was reading him."
People
"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."
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