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We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.

Margaret Mead

It is easier to change a man’s religion than to change his diet.
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Change Diet Himself Man Religion
Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.
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Accident Biology Father Necessary Social
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
Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.
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Life Philosophy Right Sarcasm Time
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
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 more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest.
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Creative Force Woman Zeal
For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.
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Conversation Deep Evolution Human Species
Loving you is just like breathing, as effortless, and as lovely.
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Breathe Effort Love
Young people are moving away from feeling guilty about sleeping with somebody to feeling guilty if they are *not* sleeping with someone.
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Guilty People Sleep Young
Pigs and cows and chickens and people are all competing for grain.
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Animal Competition People
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
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.
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Civilization Life People Realize Way
We have nowhere else to go, this is all we have.
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Journey Path Present Time
No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back.
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Community Creep Invention
Contentment can be bought at a price that one can not possibly pay.
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Pay Possible Price

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