Margaret Mead Quotes

Always remember that you are absolutely unique, just like everyone else

Jangan pernah meremehkan kekuatan segelintir orang yang bersungguh-sungguh untuk mengubah dunia. Memang, hanya segelintir orang yang pernah melakukannya, namun itulah satu-satunya cara yang pernah ada.

"The significance of the dance in the education and socialisation of Samoan children is two-fold. In the first place it effectively offsets the rigorous subordination in which children are habitually kept. Here the admonitions of the elders change from "Sit down and keep still!" to "Stand up and dance!" The children are actually the centre of the group instead of its barely tolerated fringes."

Tutte le discussioni sullo stato delle donne, sul carattere e il temperamento delle donne, sulla sottomissione o l’emancipazione delle donne, fanno perdere di vista il fatto fondamentale, e cioè che le parti dei due sessi sono concepite secondo la trama culturale che sta alla base dei rapporti umani e che il fanciullo che cresce è modellato, altrettanto inesorabilmente comeLa fanciulla, secondo un canone particolare e ben definito.

Jangan pernah ragu bahwa sekelompok kecil orang yang berkomitmen dan penuh semangat dapat mengubah dunia. Memang, itulah satu-satunya yang pernah ada.

Man’s most human characteristic is not his ability to
learn, which he shares with many other species, but his ability to teach and store what others have developed and taught him.