Gregory Bateson/work

Famous quotes containing the words gregory, bateson and/or work:

    Well, there’s no one at all, they do be saying, but is deserving of some punishment from the very minute of his birth.
    Augusta, Lady Gregory (1859–1932)

    When any relationship is characterized by difference, particularly a disparity in power, there remains a tendency to model it on the parent-child-relationship. Even protectiveness and benevolence toward the poor, toward minorities, and especially toward women have involved equating them with children.
    —Mary Catherine Bateson (20th century)

    Evil gains work their punishment.
    Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)