Some tools of thought are so blunt that they are almost useless; others are so sharp that they are dangerous. But the wise man will have the use of both kinds.
Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive. - Gregory Bateson
Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive.
- Gregory Bateson
The creature that wins against its environment destroys itself. - Gregory Bateson
The creature that wins against its environment destroys itself.
The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think. - Gregory Bateson
The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.
The meaning of your communication is the response you get. - Gregory Bateson
The meaning of your communication is the response you get.
Information is a difference that makes a difference. - Gregory Bateson
Information is a difference that makes a difference.
We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it. - Gregory Bateson
We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it.
A man walking is never in balance, but always correcting for imbalance. - Gregory Bateson
A man walking is never in balance, but always correcting for imbalance.
Without context words and actions have no meaning at all - Gregory Bateson
Without context words and actions have no meaning at all
What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you? - Gregory Bateson
What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you?
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