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Where we choose to put our attention changes our brain, which in time can change how we see and interact with the world.

Margaret Mead

With the exception of the few cases to be discussed in the next chapter, adolescence represented no period of crisis or stress, but was instead an orderly developing of a set of slowly maturing interests and activities.
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Activity Crisis Development Discussion Exception Interest Mature Representation Stress
Even though the ship may go down, the journey goes on.
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Journey Ship Wreck
We end up with the contradictory picture of a society that appears to throw its doors wide open to women, but translates her every step towards success as having been damaging.
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Appearance End Open Photograph Translation Woman
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.
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Childhood Follow Mindset Pain Togetherness
What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things.
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Different Entire People
Earth Day is the first holy day…and is devoted to the harmony of nature… The celebration offends no historical calendar, yet it transcends them all.
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Calendar Day Harmony History Holy Nature Transcend
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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Adult Complication Curiosity Fascination Human Mindset Transformation Way
There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest.
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Creative Force Woman Zeal
Between friends there is no bribery. The relationship of friends is intrinsically fair and equal. Neither feels stronger or more clever or more beautiful than the other.
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Beautiful Bribe Equality Friendship Relationship
There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.
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Greatness Power Woman World
Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.
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Death Myself Retirement
The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today.
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Adult Children Grow Measurement Problem Solution
An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift.
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Culture Gift Human Ideal Place
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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Government Guide Individual Institution Movement Passion Problem Social
There are now no elders who know more than the young themselves about what the young are experiencing.
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Elder Experience Young
You can never have a relationship with someone whose smell you don’t like.
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Relationship Smell Yourself

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