The way in which mathematicians and physicists and historians talk is quite different, and what a physicist means by physical intuition and what a mathematician means by beauty or elegance are things worth thinking about.
Clifford GeertzMy instincts are always against people who want to fasten some sort of hegemony onto things
Clifford GeertzThe 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 GeertzI do think the attempt to raise consciousness has succeeded. People are very aware of gender concerns now
Clifford Geertz