Margaret Mead Quotes

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.

It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet.

I measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her fellow human beings.

My grandmother wanted me to have an education, so she kept me out of school.

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift

Never ever depend on governments or institutions to solve any major problems. All social change comes from the passion of individuals.

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse gift will find a fitting place.

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.

For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is censored by their elders.

It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly.

Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. ~Margaret Mead

I learned to observe the world around me, and to note what I saw

as the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep,so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily , to appreciate more lovingly , our own.

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.