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S. I. Hayakawa

"If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your culture that you are a victim of it."

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"If you see in any given situation only what everybody else can see, you can be said to be so much a representative of your culture that you are a victim of it."

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"You guys are both saying the same thing. The only reason you're arguing is because you're using different words."
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"So I will say it with relish. Give me a hamburger but hold the lawsuit."
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