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There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest.

Margaret Mead

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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Consciousness Crisis Evolution Kind Man Ourselves Unique
Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them.
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Afraid Along Man Woman
What is new is not bisexuality, but rather the widening of our awareness and acceptance of human capacities for sexual love.
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Awareness Capability Human Love Sexual Wide
We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.
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Destroy Environment Society
The ability to learn is older as it is also more widespread than is the ability to teach.
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Ability Learning Old Teaching
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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Believe End Feed Reward Society Violence
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
To demand that another love what one loves is tyranny enough, but to demand that another hate what one hates, is even worse.
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Demand Enough Hate Love Worst
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.
MARGARET MEAD

Death Forever Marriage Ourselves
Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.
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Death Myself Retirement
Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.
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Access Human Need Order
Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn’t burn up any fossil fuel, doesn’t pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance.
MARGARET MEAD

Burn Dance Energy Love Pollution Prayer
The atmosphere is the key symbol of global interdependence.
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Atmosphere Global Interdependence Key Symbol
For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is censored by their elders.
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Elder History See Time Young
Grandparents are given a second chance to enjoy parenthood with fewer of its tribulations and anxieties.
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Anxiety Chance Enjoyment Parent
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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Agreement Deal Myself People Respect

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