Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we’ve put it in an impossible situation.
MARGARET MEADNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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Humanity lies in man’s capacity to question the known and imagine the unknown.
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A small group of thoughtful people could change the world.
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WE MUST DEVISE A SYSTEM IN WHICH PEACE IS MORE REWARDING THAN WAR.
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Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.
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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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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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It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.
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Throughout history, females have picked providers for males. Males pick anything.
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Parents feel like immigrants in the country of the young.
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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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Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.
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I think rigid heterosexuality is a perversion of nature.
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We have nowhere else to go, this is all we have.
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The atmosphere is the key symbol of global interdependence.
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Of 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.
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