Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.
MARGARET MEADBlackberry winter, the time when the hoarforst lies on the blackberry blossoms; without this frost the berries will not set. It is the forerunner of a rich harvest.
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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There is no evidence that suggests women are naturally better at caring for children… with the fact of child-bearing out of the centre of attention, there is even more reason for treating girls first as human beings, then as women.
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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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We 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.
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Even though the ship may go down, the journey goes on.
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If man has not found ways to deal with environmental problems such as water and air pollution by 1998, it will be too late. The future is not determined and it lies in our own hands.
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Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.
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Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them.
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Never ever depend on governments or institutions to solve any major problems. All social change comes from the passion of individuals.
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Children not only have to learn what their parents learned in school, but also have to learn how to learn. This has to be recognized as a new problem which is only partly solved.
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Contentment can be bought at a price that one can not possibly pay.
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We grow up never questioning that which is unquestioned around us.
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Parents feel like immigrants in the country of the young.
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Home, I learned, can be anywhere you make it. Home is also the place to which you come back again and again.
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in all cultures, human beings – in order to be human – must understand the nonhuman.
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In almost any society I think, the quality of the nonconformists is likely to be just as good as and no better than that of the conformists.
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