Thursday, May 1, 2008

Quotes of the Day

Bias and prejudice are attitudes to be kept in hand, not attitudes to be avoided. Charles Curtis

The theory of cultural bias... is the idea that a culture is based on a particular form of organization. It can't be transplanted except to another variant of that organization. Mary Douglas

"We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are." - Harry S Truman (1884-1972)

"You laugh at me because I am different, but I laugh at you because you are all the same." - Unknown

"Men have become the tools of their tools."- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

"If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can’t it get us out?" - Will Rogers (1879-1935)

2 comments:

whimsical brainpan said...

LOL @ the Will Rogers quote!

Nancie said...

Thanks for sharing these quotes. I
like this quote:

"We must have strong minds, ready to accept facts as they are." - Harry S Truman (1884-1972)

We do need strong minds to accept many things that can't be changed.