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A major difficulty is that the answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx is partly a product of the answers that we already have given to the riddle in its various forms.
Gregory Bateson
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"A major difficulty is that the answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx is partly a product of the answers that we already have given to the riddle in its various forms."
— Gregory Bateson

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A major difficulty is that the answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx is partly a product of the answers that we already have given to the riddle in its various forms. — Gregory Bateson

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Gregory Bateson was a Scientist from United Kingdom (1904–1980).

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This quote is attributed to Gregory Bateson, a Scientist from United Kingdom.
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Gregory Bateson lived from 1904 – 1980.