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Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them.

Margaret Mead

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.
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Behavior Direct Humanity Inheritance Learning Series
Manners, really good ones, make it possible to live with almost anyone, gracefully and pleasantly.
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Goodness Grace Group Live Pleasant Small
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.
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Culture Each Other Hierarchy Right Value
Today’s children are the first generation to grow up in a world that has the power to destroy itself.
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Children Destroy Generation Growth Power World
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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Competition Relationship Sister Strong
Contentment can be bought at a price that one can not possibly pay.
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Pay Possible Price
We grow up never questioning that which is unquestioned around us.
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Curiosity Growth Philosophy Question
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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Ability Brilliant Culture Fulfill Order Promise Quality Woman
The need to find meaning is as real as the need for trust and for love, for relations with other human beings.
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Finding Human Meaning Need Reality Relationship Trust
Sometimes, instead of helping people to advance, a discovery or an invention holds them back.
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Help Invention People Time
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
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Healing Self Love Unique Yourself
Warfare is just an invention, older and more widespread than the jury system, but none the less an invention.
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Invention Old System War
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.
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Children Community Future Growth Knowledge Old Past People
I suddenly realized that through no act of my own I had become biologically related to a new human being.
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Act Biology Human Myself Realize
An education not founded on Art will never succeed.
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Education Success Willing
Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.
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Death Myself Retirement

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