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“If there's nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come, there is nothing more ubiquitously pervasive than an idea whose time won't go.”

Quote by Elizabeth Janeway

Book:Man's world, woman's place: a study in social mythology

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Man's world, woman's place: a study in social mythology

This book delves into the historical and cultural representations of gender roles in society, analyzing the myths and legends that have shaped societal norms and expectations. more

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Elizabeth Janeway

Elizabeth Janeway was an American author born on October 7, 1913, and passed away on January 15, 2005. Her works spanned various literary genres, including novels, poetry, and drama. Janeway was known for her unique literary style and profound insights into human nature. more

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Book:Man's world, woman's place: a study in social mythology

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“Though we do not have many poets, we certainly have more than we deserve, for we deserve none at all. It is ourselves that we are hurting by our stupidity and ignorance of poetry.”

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“Poets are the leaven in the lump of civilization.”

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“There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.”

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Book:Conversations with Robert Graves

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“The idea of power as a possession, whose asset can be banked and drawn on when needed, comes easy to a society whose rules grow out of the methods of finance capitalism.”

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Source: Improper behavior

“Powerful people get away with things. That's one way to demonstrate their difference from the rest of us.”

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Book:Improper behavior

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“This is the power of the powerful to define, to structure, to say, 'This is the way the world works.' It's enormous power. Among the powers of the weak, I think the first one is the power not to believe the powerful.”

Thinking World Way Firsts Believe Powerful Power Weak Structure Enormous Working It

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“The maxims for success laid out by the powerful are never much good as guides for those who aren't powerful.”

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Book:Powers of the weak

Source: Powers of the weak

“a problem that presents itself as a dilemma carries an unfortunate prescription: to argue instead of act.”

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Book:Improper behavior

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“How can you communicate your thoughts or demonstrate your hypotheses by conventional means when all the values and standards that you want to challenge are built into those means? Science and new technology today like to declare that they encourage 'lateral thinking,' new ways of seeing and putting data together - but all systems have an inbuilt resistance to what has not been programmed into them through the premises on which their rules are based.”

Source: Improper behavior