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.
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.
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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If one cannot state a matter clearly enough so that even an intelligent twelve-year-old can understand it, one should remain within the cloistered walls of the university and laboratory until one gets a better grasp of one’s subject matter.
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There is no more creative force in the world than the menopausal woman with zest.
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If a fish were an anthropologist, the last thing it would discover would be water.
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There are now no elders who know more than the young themselves about what the young are experiencing.
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My grandmother wanted me to get a good education, so she kept me as far away from schools as possible.
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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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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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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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I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.
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Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.
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The ability to learn is older as it is also more widespread than is the ability to teach.
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Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.
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People are still encouraged to marry as if they could count on marriage being for life, and at the same time they are absorbing a knowledge of the great frequency of divorce.
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Contentment can be bought at a price that one can not possibly pay.
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Human nature is almost unbelievably malleable, responding accurately and contrastingly to contrasting cultural conditions.
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