We don't know what we think until we see what we say.

I'm an inveterate fox and not a hedgehog, so I always think you should try everything

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

One of the most significant facts about humanity may finally be that we all begin with the natural equipment to a live a thousand kinds of life but end in the end having lived only one

Man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun.

Culture is public, because meaning is

Most anthropologists are doing straightforward ethnography, and should

Meaning is socially, historically, and rhetorically constructed.

Cultural analysis is intrinsically incomplete. And, worse than that, the more deeply it goes the less complete it is.

My instincts are always against people who want to fasten some sort of hegemony onto things

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

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

The best way to create a better future is to do your best at this very moment.

The sum of greatest is not asking 'What do I want to be' but rather 'Who do I want to be

Hovering above me, directly over the twirling Merkabah, was the cosmic phenomena I hoped for but had not truly expected.

I hate playing the piano! And it's so hard to fight for Beethoven's soul! But that's what I have to do!

modern science was largely conceived of as an answer to the servant problem and ... it is generally practiced by those who lack a flair for conversation.

By the mere fact that we do not go forward, we go backward.

Every where I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded.

The American woman is more stylish than any other in the world. She understands the power of good style and has the confidence to feel comfortable.

If I'm passionate about something, I'll do everything I can to be a part of it.