Best Margaret Mead Sayings
- We grow up never questioning that which is unquestioned around us. Grow
- Human beings do not carry civilization in their genes. All that we do carry in our genes are certain capacities- the capacity to learn to… All
- Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them. Afraid
- There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman. Greater
- In the presence of grandparent and grandchild, past and future merge in the present. Future
- A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Change
- Somehow, we have to get older people back close to growing children if we are to restore a sense of community, acquire knowledge of the… Acquire
- Mothers are a biological necessity; fathers are a social invention Biological
- The contempt for law and the contempt for the human consequences of lawbreaking go from the bottom to the top of American society. American
- The important thing about women today is, as they get older, they still keep house. It's one reason why they don't die, but men die… Die
- The Samoan puts the burden of amatory success upon the man and believes that women need more initiating, more time for maturing of sexual feeling.… Amatory
- We — mankind — stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device — our consciousness of the crisis — as… Center
- 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… Absolutely
- If they learn easily, they are penalized for being bored when they have nothing to do; if they excel in some outstanding way, they are… Better
- 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… Any
- The capacity for friendship usually goes with highly developed civilizations. The ability to cultivate people differs by culture and class; but on the whole, educated… Ability
- The most intractable problem today is not pollution or technology or war; but the lack of belief that the future is very much in the… Belief
- Love is the invention of a few high cultures ... it is cultural artifact. To make love the requirement of a lifelong marriage is exceedingly… Achieve
- Interest and proficiency in almost any one activity-swimming, boating, fishing, skiing, skating-breed interest in many more. Once someone discovers the delight of mastering one skill,… Activity
- War is only an invention, not a biological necessity. Biological
- Each home has been reduced to the bare essentials -- to barer essentials than most primitive people would consider possible. Only one woman's hands to… All
- Our treatment of both older people and children reflects the value we place on independence and autonomy. We do our best to make our children… All
- The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put by civilization on males and females alike must be resolved,… Alike
- Coming to terms with the rhythms of women's lives means coming to terms with life itself, accepting the imperatives of the body rather than the… Accepting
- The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does he… Alternative
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