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Claude Levi-Strauss Quotes: Understanding arises from reducing one type of reality into another.
         

Understanding arises from reducing one type of reality into another.


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The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.

The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions.



Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.

Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.



The world began without man, and it will complete itself without him.

The world began without man, and it will complete itself without him.



Objects are what matter. Only they carry the evidence that throughout the centuries something really happened among human beings.

Objects are what matter. Only they carry the evidence that throughout the centuries something really happened among human beings.



Nor must we forget that in science there are no final truths.

Nor must we forget that in science there are no final truths.



I am the place in which something has occurred.

I am the place in which something has occurred.



The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he is one who asks the right questions.



I think that a society cannot live without a certain number of irrational beliefs. They are protected from criticism and analysis because they are irrational.

I think that a society cannot live without a certain number of irrational beliefs. They are protected from criticism and analysis because they are irrational.



Just as the individual is not alone in the group, nor anyone in society alone among the others, so man is not alone in the universe.

Just as the individual is not alone in the group, nor anyone in society alone among the others, so man is not alone in the universe.



Animals are good to think with.

Animals are good to think with.





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I've never hosted a party in my life, not even my own birthday party. I'd feel really uncomfortable saying, 'Hey everybody, let's celebrate me!' But I'm not antisocial. I don't hate people.

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As a writer, my only responsibility is to tell a compelling story.

As a writer, my only responsibility is to tell a compelling story.



At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.

At present, financial crises occur, chiefly because the paper currency is redeemable in gold only.



Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.



When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver.

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