#ture

The mother must socialize her daughter to become subordinate to men, and if her daughter challenges patriarchal norms, the mother is likely to defend the patriarchal structures against her own daughters. ↗

— Carol P. Christ

#become #challenges #daughter #daughters #defend

In my book I specifically discussed the structural nature of injustice and offered Nine Touchstones of Goddess ethics as an alternative to the Ten Commandments of Biblical religion. ↗

— Carol P. Christ

#book #commandments #discussed #ethics #goddess

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history – true or feigned– with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse applicability with allegory, but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#books #literature #experience

I used to joke for years that I was a black man. I adopted the black culture, the black race. I married a black woman, and I had black kids. I always considered myself a 'brother.' ↗

— Tommy Chong

#always #black #brother #considered #culture

The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame which penetrated and found response in depths of his own sensuous nature that had never yet been reached. ↗

— Kate Chopin

#been #depths #flame #found #generous

Mature workers are less impulsive, less reactive, more creative and more centered. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#creative #impulsive #less #mature #more

When I went to the University, the medical school was the only place where one could hope to find the means to study life, its nature, its origins, and its ills. ↗

— Albert Claude

#find #hope #i #ills #life

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating. ↗

— Karl Von Clausewitz

#always #certainty #clarity #fascinating #finds

The UK is not going to leave the European Union. Of course not. We are inextricably wound up with Europe. In terms of culture, history and geography, we are a European nation. ↗

— Nick Clegg

#culture #europe #european #european union #geography

The tradition you have at the University of Texas is like no other. It helped me in the future where I got to play in 2 cities that were rich in tradition. ↗

— Roger Clemens

#future #got #helped #i #like