I never leave a sentence or a paragraph until I'm satisfied with it. Clifford Geertz leaveparagraphsatisfy Change image and share on social
The point of literary criticism in anthropology is not to replace research, but to find out how it is that we are persuasive. Clifford Geertz anthropologycriticismfind Change image and share on social
I've written a lot of books which are written from the moon - the view from nowhere. Clifford Geertz bookhavelot Change image and share on social
The North African mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of others supposedly more reputable. Clifford Geertz africanbrotherdonkey Change image and share on social
I think of myself as a writer who happens to be doing his writing as an anthropologist. Clifford Geertz anthropologistwritewriter Change image and share on social
I don't write drafts. I write from the beginning to the end, and when it's finished, it's done. Clifford Geertz begindraftend Change image and share on social
I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world. Clifford Geertz americansystemuniversity Change image and share on social
People keep asking how anthropology is different from sociology, and everybody gets nervous. Clifford Geertz anthropologynervouspeople Change image and share on social
Two people have been really liberating in my mind; one is Wittgenstein and the other is Burke. I read Burke before he was a secular saint, before everyone was reading him. Clifford Geertz burkeliberatemind Change image and share on social
