Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Batesonis an American writer and cultural anthropologist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
CountryUnited States of America
Mary Catherine Bateson quotes about
reflection trying elements
...a disgruntled reflection on my own life as a sort of desperate improvisation in which I was constantly trying to make something coherent from conflicting elements to fit rapidly changing settings.
thinking cost done
I had repeatedly accepted inappropriate burdens, stepping in to do what needed to be done. In retrospect, I think I carried them well, but the cost was that I was chronically overloaded, weary, and short of time for politicking, smoothing ruffled feathers, and simply resting.
change death giving
The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.
teacher lessons forgotten
Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.
inspirational thinking stories
The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.
believe diversity understanding
Insight, I believe, refers to the depth of understanding that comes by setting experiences, yours and mine, familiar and exotic, new and old, side by side, learning by letting them speak to one another.
thinking toxic metaphor
There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.
graduation educational memorable
We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.
numbers training care
A suprising number of physicians manage to continue to care about persons even after the rigors of medical training.
reality fluidity discontinuity
Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live.
change entertainment positive-experiences
Monotony and repetition are characteristic of many parts of life, but these do not become sources of conscious discomfort until novelty and entertainment are built up as positive experiences.
sacred natural conventions
Human beings tend to regard the conventions of their own societies as natural, often as sacred.
creativity way lasts
Improvisation can be either a last resort or an established way of evoking creativity.
music time-flies support
Jazz exemplifies artistic activity that is at once individual and communal, performance that is both repetitive and innovative, each participant sometimes providing background support and sometimes flying free.