Margaret Mead

group committed citizen change world

“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 teach think how what

“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

laughter emotion expression

“Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression.”

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

unique individuality

“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

institution government solve problem social individual

“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)

opportunity problem disguise

“We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.”

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

arbitrary play learning chilhood work middle age regret old

“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)

government institution solve problem social change individual

“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)

ship journey

“Even though the ship may go down, the journey goes on.”

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

women mediocre men

“Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.”

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

peple say do different

"What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things."

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

country firearms distribute violence gun

"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)

adult problem tomorrow children today

"The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today."

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

be do get really

"Be who you really are, do what you want to do, in order to have what you really want."

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

human evolve conversation deepen

"For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen."

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

grandchildren grandparent human

"Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being."

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

clearity simplicity cloister wall university subject matter

"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 biological fact fatherhood social invention

"Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention."

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)

born rejoice marriage jubilate die death birth

"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)

means life-style drain earth recources future children world

"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 flesh change explode

"Injustice experienced in the flesh, in deeply wounded flesh, is the stuff out of which change explodes."

― Margaret Mead (1901-1978)