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.
MARGARET MEADIf 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.
MARGARET MEADThe need to find meaning is as real as the need for trust and for love, for relations with other human beings.
MARGARET MEADSooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.
MARGARET MEADChildren must be taught how to think, not what to think.
MARGARET MEADMany societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women.
MARGARET MEADNo society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded.
MARGARET MEADI was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
MARGARET MEADThe 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.
MARGARET MEADThe assumption that men were created equal, with an equal ability to make an effort and win an earthly reward, although denied every day by experience, is maintained every day by our folklore and our daydreams.
MARGARET MEADWomen want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.
MARGARET MEADWe are at a point in history where a proper attention to space, and especially near space, may be absolutely crucial in bringing the world together.
MARGARET MEADHumanity lies in man’s capacity to question the known and imagine the unknown.
MARGARET MEADOf course we need children! Adults need children in their lives to listen to and care for, to keep their imagination fresh and their hearts young and to make the future a reality for which they are willing to work.
MARGARET MEADI was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.
MARGARET MEADWhat the world needs is not romantic lovers who are sufficient unto themselves, but husbands and wives who live in communities, relate to other people, carry on useful work and willingly give time and attention to their children.
MARGARET MEADWhere we choose to put our attention changes our brain, which in time can change how we see and interact with the world.
MARGARET MEAD