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Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts between national groups within a society who have different views about how the society is to run.

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.
MARGARET MEAD

Consciousness Crisis Evolution Kind Man Ourselves Unique
The assumption that men and woman are essentially alike in all respects, or even in the most important ones, is a damaging one, as damaging as the assumption that they are different in ways in which they aren’t different, perhaps more so.
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Assume Damage Different Important Man Oneself Woman
The atmosphere is the key symbol of global interdependence.
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Atmosphere Global Interdependence Key Symbol
Sometimes, instead of helping people to advance, a discovery or an invention holds them back.
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Help Invention People Time
For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.
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Conversation Deep Evolution Human Species
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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Change Government Institution Passion Problem Social Solution
We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a life-style that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world.
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Beyond Children Development Life Style Live Ourselves People Resource
The problem with America today is that too many people know too much about not enough.
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Enough Knowledge Known People Problem
Through a grandmother’s voice and hands the end of life is known at the beginning.
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Beginning End Hands Life Voice
It is easier to change a man’s religion than to change his diet.
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Change Diet Himself Man Religion
Loving you is just like breathing, as effortless, and as lovely.
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Breathe Effort Love
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
We must have a place where children can have a whole group of adults they can trust.
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Adult Children Place Trust
There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.
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Greatness Power Woman World
I suddenly realized that through no act of my own I had become biologically related to a new human being.
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Act Biology Human Myself Realize
Monogamous heterosexual love is probably one of the most difficult, complex and demanding of human relationships.
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Difficult Human Love Oneself Relationship

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