It was not until we saw the picture of the earth, from the moon, that we realized how small and how helpless this planet is – something that we must hold in our arms and care for.
MARGARET MEADWhat the world needs is not romantic lovers who are sufficient unto themselves, but husbands and wives who live in communities, relate to other people, carry on useful work and willingly give time and attention to their children.
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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The problem with America today is that too many people know too much about not enough.
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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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The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of pain. These were pains one could follow with one’s mind.
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One characteristic of Americans is that they have no toleration at all of anybody putting up with anything. We believe that whatever is going wrong ought to be fixed.
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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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Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.
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Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention.
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No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded.
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I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
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The negative cautions of science are never popular.
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Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.
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Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.
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Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.
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A small group of thoughtful people could change the world.
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We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.
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