“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals. ”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“Never ever depend on governments or institutions to solve any major problems. All social change comes from the passion of individuals.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“Even though the ship may go down, the journey goes on.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
“Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.”
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"No country that permits firearms to be widely and randomly distributed among its population - especially firearms that are capable of wounding and killing human beings - can expect to escape violence, and a great deal of violence."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"Be who you really are, do what you want to do, in order to have what you really want."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"If one cannot state a matter clearly enough so that even an intelligent twelve-year-old can understand it, one should remain within the cloistered walls of the university and laboratory until one gets a better grasp of one's subject matter."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"When a person is born we rejoice, and when they're married we jubilate, but when they die we try to pretend nothing has happened."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a life-style that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
"Injustice experienced in the flesh, in deeply wounded flesh, is the stuff out of which change explodes."
― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)