Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
MARGARET MEADNo one will live all his life in the world into which he was born and no one will die in the world in which he worked in his maturity.
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.
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we came to realize that a civilization which rode roughshod over the way of life of other peoples was incorporating evil in its own way of life.
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Parents feel like immigrants in the country of the young.
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Children not only have to learn what their parents learned in school, but also have to learn how to learn. This has to be recognized as a new problem which is only partly solved.
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There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest.
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I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.
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What is new is not bisexuality, but rather the widening of our awareness and acceptance of human capacities for sexual love.
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Never underestimate the ability of a small group of committed individuals to change the world.
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People are still encouraged to marry as if they could count on marriage being for life, and at the same time they are absorbing a knowledge of the great frequency of divorce.
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Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts between national groups within a society who have different views about how the society is to run.
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Through a grandmother’s voice and hands the end of life is known at the beginning.
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Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.
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Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.
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Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.
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An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift.
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