Ruth Benedict's Quotes

Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.

Ruth Benedict

We grow in time to trust the future for our answers.

Ruth Benedict

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.

Ruth Benedict

I haven't strength of mind not to need a career.

Ruth Benedict

The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.

Ruth Benedict

Our faith in the present dies out long before our faith in the future.

Ruth Benedict