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Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible.

Margaret Mead

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.
MARGARET MEAD

Assume Damage Different Important Man Oneself Woman
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 MEAD

Care Earth Moon Ourselves Photograph Planet Realize
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.
MARGARET MEAD

Better Goodness Society Thinking
We know of no culture that has said, articulately, that there is no difference between men and women except in the way they contribute to the creation of the next generation.
MARGARET MEAD

Contribute Creation Culture Difference Generation Man Woman
I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.
MARGARET MEAD

Admit Human Measurement Personal Success
You can no longer save your family, tribe or nation. You can only save the whole world.
MARGARET MEAD

Family Nation Save Tribe Yourself
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.
MARGARET MEAD

Change Citizenship Doubt Small Thinking
In Bali life is a rhythmic, patterned unreality of pleasant, significant movement, centered in one’s own body to which all emotions long ago withdrew.
MARGARET MEAD

Body Emotion Movement Oneself Pattern Pleasant
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.
MARGARET MEAD

Accuracy Believe Information World
Sooner or later I’m going to die, but I’m not going to retire.
MARGARET MEAD

Death Myself Retirement
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.
MARGARET MEAD

Children Learning Parents Problem Recognition Solution
For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.
MARGARET MEAD

Conversation Deep Evolution Human Species
Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.
MARGARET MEAD

Access Human Need Order
I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.
MARGARET MEAD

Believe Fierce Woman
Contentment can be bought at a price that one can not possibly pay.
MARGARET MEAD

Pay Possible Price
We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment.
MARGARET MEAD

Destroy Environment Society

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