Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead
One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don’t come home at night. Margaret Mead
Women want mediocre men, and men are working to become as mediocre as possible. Margaret Mead
Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive. Margaret Mead
Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. Margaret Mead
Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn’t burn up any fossil fuel, doesn’t pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance. Margaret Mead
I learned the value of hard work by working hard. Margaret Mead
We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment. Margaret Mead
If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ghettos, you will gain a sense of continuity and of the possibility for a full life. Margaret Mead
Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful. Margaret Mead
Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. Margaret Mead
(Anthropology requires) the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess. Margaret Mead
A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to taste the food of any country, to find new voices to listen to and familiar ones to listen to again. Margaret Mead
We are at a point in history where a proper attention to space, and especially near space, may be absolutely crucial in bringing the world together. Margaret Mead