I suddenly realized that through no act of my own I had become biologically related to a new human being.
MARGARET MEADwe came to realize that a civilization which rode roughshod over the way of life of other peoples was incorporating evil in its own way of life.
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night.
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I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.
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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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Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.
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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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When a person is born we rejoice, and when they’re married we jubilate, but when they die we try to pretend nothing has happened.
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WE MUST DEVISE A SYSTEM IN WHICH PEACE IS MORE REWARDING THAN WAR.
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If the future is to remain open and free, we need people who can tolerate the unknown, who will not need the support of completely worked out systems or traditional blueprints from the past.
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You can never have a relationship with someone whose smell you don’t like.
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Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention.
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Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them.
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Sometimes, instead of helping people to advance, a discovery or an invention holds them back.
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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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Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.
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Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
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