Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead145 quotes“My grandmother wanted me to get a good education, so she kept me as far away from schools as possible.”
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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.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead 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.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead Sometimes, instead of helping people to advance, a discovery or an invention holds them back.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead Blackberry winter, the time when the hoarforst lies on the blackberry blossoms; without this frost the berries will not set. It is the forerunner of a rich harvest.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of pain. These were pains one could follow with one’s mind.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead Women have an important contribution to make.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead Young people are moving away from feeling guilty about sleeping with somebody to feeling guilty if they are *not* sleeping with someone.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead 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 past, and provide a sense of the future.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead Through a grandmother’s voice and hands the end of life is known at the beginning.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead There is no lonelier person than the one who lives with a spouse with whom he or she cannot communicate.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead Don’t depend on governments or corporations to fix problems. Social revolutions are led by passionate individuals and that’s what makes the difference.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead The way in which each human infant is transformed into the finished adult, into the complicated individual version of his city and his century is one of the most fascinating studies open to the curious minded.
Margaret MeadMargaret Mead One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and get away with it.
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BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
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