Best Margaret Mead Quotations
- The negative cautions of science are never popular. If the experimentalist would not commit himself, the social philosopher, the preacher, and the pedagogue tried the… Answer
- If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would I want my government to be blackmailed. I think certain… Blackmailed
- Many women, particularly young women, have claimed the right to use the most explicit sex terms, including extremely vulgar ones, in public as well as… Been
- Chief among our gains must be reckoned this possibility of choice, the recognition of many possible ways of life, where other civilizations have recognized only… Adjustment
- Each suburban housewife spends her time presiding over a power plant sufficient to have staffed the palace of a Roman emperor with a hundred slaves. Each
- 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. All
- What we lack is not so much leisure to do as time to reflect and time to feel. What we seldom "take" is time to… Ahead
- Leisure and the cultivation of human capacities are inextricably interdependent. Capacities
- Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. Becomes
- Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have. All
- Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. Ambition
- Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. Absolutely
- One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night. Cat
- I learned the value of hard work by working hard. Hard
- It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the… Age
- I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like. Agree
- I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had. Believe
- Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance. Any
- We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. Art
- If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a… Achieve
- What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things. Commitment
- We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no… Children
- I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings. Admit
- Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents. Accidents
- I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce. Believe
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