Margaret Mead Quotes

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

“ŽWhen a person is born we rejoice, and when they're married we jubilate, but when they die we try to pretend nothing has happened.”

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

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

“For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.”

“I learned the value of hard work by working hard.”

“I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.”

“Manners, really good ones, make it possible to live with almost anyone, gracefully and pleasantly.”

“Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention.”

“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.”

“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.”

“One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.”

“There is no greater power in the world than the zest of a postmenopausal woman.”

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

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

“There is no hierarchy of values by which one culture has the right to insist on all its own values and deny those of another.”

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

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”