No one will live all his life in the world into which he was born and no one will die in the world in which he worked in his maturity.
MARGARET MEADMen have always been afraid that women could get along without them.
More Margaret Mead Quotes
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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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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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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.
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Throughout history, females have picked providers for males. Males pick anything.
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One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and get away with it.
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Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.
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Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.
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An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift.
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You know you love someone when you cannot put into words how they make you feel.
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Pigs and cows and chickens and people are all competing for grain.
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Parents feel like immigrants in the country of the young.
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The problem with America today is that too many people know too much about not enough.
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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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Manners, really good ones, make it possible to live with almost anyone, gracefully and pleasantly.
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You can never have a relationship with someone whose smell you don’t like.
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