Grandparents are given a second chance to enjoy parenthood with fewer of its tribulations and anxieties.
MARGARET MEADThere is no greater insight into the future than recognizing when we save our children, we save ourselves
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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We – mankind – stand at the center of an evolutionary crisis, with a new evolutionary device – our consciousness of the crisis – as our unique contribution.
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We know of no culture that has said, articulately, that there is no difference between men and women except in the way they contribute to the creation of the next generation.
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Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.
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I learned the value of hard work by working hard.
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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 hands of the individual.
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No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded.
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Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention.
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A woman, even a brilliant woman, must have two qualities in order to fulfill her promise: more energy than mere mortals, and the ability to outwit her culture.
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Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.
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If the future is to remain open and free, we need people who can tolerate the unknown, who will not need the support of completely worked out systems or traditional blueprints from the past.
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Jealousy is not a barometer by which the depth of love can be read. It merely records the degree of the lover’s insecurity.
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Manners, really good ones, make it possible to live with almost anyone, gracefully and pleasantly.
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Throughout history, females have picked providers for males. Males pick anything.
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If a fish were an anthropologist, the last thing it would discover would be water.
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I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don’t agree with or like.
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There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.
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There is no lonelier person than the one who lives with a spouse with whom he or she cannot communicate.
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It used to be when we said, ”til death do us part,’ death parted us pretty soon. That’s why marriages used to last forever. Everybody was dead.
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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 one knows yet.
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For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is censored by their elders.
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Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.
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Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.
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The people of one nation alone cannot save their own children; each holds the responsibility for the others’ children.
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Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
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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.
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Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.
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