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Mary Catherine Bateson
Fear is not...
Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.
Source: A...
There are few...
There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.
Goals too clearly...
Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers.
Source: Composing a Life,...
The capacity to...
The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.
The timing of...
The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded...
Human beings do...
Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food.
Source: With a Daughter's Eye,...
The Christian tradition...
The Christian tradition was passed on to me as a great rich mixture, a bouillabaisse of human imagination and wonder...
The family is...
The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new...
...a disgruntled reflection...
...a disgruntled reflection on my own life as a sort of desperate improvisation in which I was constantly trying to...
Sharing is sometimes...
Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.
Source: In Words of Women...