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Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I learned to observe the world around me,

I learned to observe the world around me, and to note what I saw — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: One of the oldest human needs is having

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Never ever depend on governments or institutions to

Never ever depend on governments or institutions to solve any major problems. All social change comes from the passion of individuals. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: There are now no elders who know more

There are now no elders who know more than the young themselves about what the young are experiencing. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I had no reason to doubt that brains

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: No society that feeds its children on tales

No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Human nature is almost unbelievably malleable, responding accurately

Human nature is almost unbelievably malleable, responding accurately and contrastingly to contrasting cultural conditions. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I was wise enough never to grow up,

I was wise enough never to grow up, while fooling people into believing I had. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Monogamous heterosexual love is probably one of the

Monogamous heterosexual love is probably one of the most difficult, complex and demanding of human relationships. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: There is no more creative force in the

There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Young people are moving away from feeling guilty

Young people are moving away from feeling guilty about sleeping with somebody to feeling guilty if they are *not* sleeping with someone. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is

Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I'm unique just like everyone else

I'm unique just like everyone else — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Even though the ship may go down, the

Even though the ship may go down, the journey goes on. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: In all cultures, human beings - in order

In all cultures, human beings - in order to be human - must understand the nonhuman. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Having someone wonder where you are when you

Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: It is easier to change a man's religion

It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Home, I learned, can be anywhere you make

Home, I learned, can be anywhere you make it. Home is also the place to which you come back again and again. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Contentment can be bought at a price that

Contentment can be bought at a price that one can not possibly pay. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: The mind is not sex-typed.

The mind is not sex-typed. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: You are totally unique. Just like everyone else.

You are totally unique. Just like everyone else. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: You know you love someone when you cannot

You know you love someone when you cannot put into words how they make you feel. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: The problem with America today is that too

The problem with America today is that too many people know too much about not enough. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Instead of needing lots of children, we need

Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Throughout history, females have picked providers for males.

Throughout history, females have picked providers for males. Males pick anything. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Keeping even the most humble talent wrapped in

Keeping even the most humble talent wrapped in a napkin becomes the more reprehensible the greater the emergency. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Life in the twentieth century is like a

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Where we choose to put our attention changes

Where we choose to put our attention changes our brain, which in time can change how we see and interact with the world. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: War is only an invention, not a biological

War is only an invention, not a biological necessity. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Stohl: I'm always excited to see my good buddy

I'm always excited to see my good buddy Richelle Mead. She cracks me up. I never get to see Veronica Roth enough, either. — Margaret Stohl

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Warfare ... is just an invention, older and

Warfare ... is just an invention, older and more widespread than the jury system, but none the less an invention. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Women want mediocre men, and men are working

Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I measure success in terms of the contributions

I measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her fellow human beings. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: We must have ... a place where children

We must have ... a place where children can have a whole group of adults they can trust. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Grandparents are given a second chance to enjoy

Grandparents are given a second chance to enjoy parenthood with fewer of its tribulations and anxieties. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I think rigid heterosexuality is a perversion of

I think rigid heterosexuality is a perversion of nature. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: If a fish were an anthropologist, the last

If a fish were an anthropologist, the last thing it would discover would be water. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: The anonymity of the city is one of

The anonymity of the city is one of its strengths as well as - carried too far - one of its weaknesses. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Leisure and the cultivation of human capacities are

Leisure and the cultivation of human capacities are inextricably interdependent. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: An ideal culture is one that makes a

An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: We women are doing pretty well. We're almost

We women are doing pretty well. We're almost back to where we were in the twenties. (1976 — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I suddenly realized that through no act of

I suddenly realized that through no act of my own I had become biologically related to a new human being. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I've been married three times - and each

I've been married three times - and each time I married the right person. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Never underestimate that a small group of people

Never underestimate that a small group of people can hold up a liquor license. Sometimes, it's the only thing that can. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I was brought up to believe that the

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: We are at a point in history where

We are at a point in history where a proper attention to space, and especially near space, may be absolutely crucial in bringing the world together. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Loving you is just like breathing, as effortless,

Loving you is just like breathing, as effortless, and as lovely. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: The time has come, I think, when we

The time has come, I think, when we must recognize bisexuality as a normal form of human behavior. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I must admit that I personally measure success

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Manners, really good ones, make it possible to

Manners, really good ones, make it possible to live with almost anyone, gracefully and pleasantly ... — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: One of the most dangerous things that can

One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal an get away with it. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: There is no hierarchy of values by which

There is no hierarchy of values by which one culture has the right to insist on all its own values and deny those of another. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Injustice experienced in the flesh, in deeply wounded

Injustice experienced in the flesh, in deeply wounded flesh, is the stuff out of which change explodes. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I have a respect for manners as such,

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Men have always been afraid that women could

Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Any town that doesn't have sidewalks doesn't love

Any town that doesn't have sidewalks doesn't love its children. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Dancing is the only activity in which almost

Dancing is the only activity in which almost all ages and both sexes participate. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Parents feel like immigrants in the country of

Parents feel like immigrants in the country of the young. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: We have nowhere else to go ... this

We have nowhere else to go ... this is all we have. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Humanity ... lies in man's capacity to question

Humanity ... lies in man's capacity to question the known and imagine the unknown. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: There is no greater power in the world

There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: There is no reason to think a small

There is no reason to think a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens cannot change the world; Indeed, that's the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: And as I had my father's kind of

And as I had my father's kind of mind-which was also his mother's-I learned that the mind is not sex-typed. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: A small group of thoughtful people could change

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Once any group in society stands in a

Once any group in society stands in a relatively deprived position in relation to other groups, it is genuinely deprived. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: What people say, what people do, and what

What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.

Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I was wise enough to never grow up

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By P.D. Smith: Margaret Mead has said, Hell is always more

Margaret Mead has said, Hell is always more convincing than Heaven.48 — P.D. Smith

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: The ability to learn is older as it

The ability to learn is older as it is also more widespread than is the ability to teach. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Be who you really are, do what you

Be who you really are, do what you want to do, in order to have what you really want. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: We are continually faced with great opportunities which

We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Women have an important contribution to make.

Women have an important contribution to make. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: When I stand on a street in a

When I stand on a street in a Canadian city and look across the street, it couldn't be anywhere but Canada, but how can I prove it? — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: It may be necessary temporarily to accept a

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: We need every human gift and cannot afford

We need every human gift and cannot afford to neglect any gift because of artificial barriers of sex or race or class or national origin. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: It is typical, in America, that a person's

It is typical, in America, that a person's hometown is not the place where he is living now but is the place he left behind. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I do not believe in using women in

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: The people of one nation alone cannot save

The people of one nation alone cannot save their own children; each holds the responsibility for the others' children. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: My grandmother wanted me to have an education,

My grandmother wanted me to have an education, so she kept me out of school. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: An education not founded on Art will never

An education not founded on Art will never succeed. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: The prophet who fails to present a bearable

The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: WE MUST DEVISE A SYSTEM IN WHICH PEACE

WE MUST DEVISE A SYSTEM IN WHICH PEACE IS MORE REWARDING THAN WAR. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: EARTH DAY reminds the people of the world

EARTH DAY reminds the people of the world of the need for continuing care which is vital to Earth's safety. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: In almost any society I think, the quality

In almost any society I think, the quality of the nonconformists is likely to be just as good as and no better than that of the conformists. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: In the presence of grandparent and grandchild, past

In the presence of grandparent and grandchild, past and future merge in the present. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Creationism: the theory that Rome was built in

Creationism: the theory that Rome was built in a day. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: An occupation that has no basis in sex-determined

An occupation that has no basis in sex-determined gifts can now recruit its ranks from twice as many potential artists. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Never believe that a few caring people can't

Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For indeed that's all who ever have. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: You can no longer save your family, tribe

You can no longer save your family, tribe or nation. You can only save the whole world. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: To the extent a person makes, invents or

To the extent a person makes, invents or thinks something that is new to him, he may be said to have performed a creative act. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: No matter how many communes anybody invents, the

No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: I have spent most of my life studying

I have spent most of my life studying the lives of other peoples - faraway peoples - so that Americans might better understand themselves. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: It has been a woman's task throughout history

It has been a woman's task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope. — Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead Quotes By Margaret Mead: Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents. — Margaret Mead