Short Quotes - Author Mary Catherine Bateson Showing 1 - 11 of 11 Add Quote No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a really nice man who wishes she were not. Mary Catherine Bateson Man Upvote0 There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors. Mary Catherine Bateson Metaphor Upvote0 The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it. Mary Catherine Bateson Death Upvote0 The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors. Mary Catherine Bateson Family Upvote0 The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy. Mary Catherine Bateson Commitment Upvote0 Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food. Mary Catherine Bateson Food Upvote0 Of any stopping place in life, it is good to ask whether it will be a good place from which to go on as well as a good place to remain. Mary Catherine Bateson Life Upvote0 Goals too clearly defined can become blinkers. Mary Catherine Bateson Goals Upvote0 Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten. Mary Catherine Bateson Fear Upvote0 Fluidity and discontinuity are central to the reality in which we live. Mary Catherine Bateson Reality Upvote0 Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving. Mary Catherine Bateson Giving Upvote0