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We have as many lives as we have points of view.

— Peter L. Berger Invitation to Sociology (1963)

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In science as in love a concentration on technique is quite likely to lead to impotence.

Invitation to Sociology (1963)

Like [John] Wesley, the sociologist will have to confess that his parish is the world.

Invitation to Sociology (1963)

Reality is socially constructed and that the sociology of knowledge must analyse the process in which this occurs.

and Thomas Luckmann (1966)

The game of sociology goes on in a spacious playground.

Invitation to Sociology (1963)

There are very few jokes about sociologists.

Invitation to Sociology (1963)

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It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

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