Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible. Margaret Mead on men
Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive. Margaret Mead on nature
Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. Margaret Mead on relationship
Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful. Margaret Mead on religion
I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like. Margaret Mead on respect
Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess. Margaret Mead on science
We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. Margaret Mead on society
I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings. Margaret Mead on success
Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders. Margaret Mead on thankful
Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man. Margaret Mead on time
For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is censored by their elders. Margaret Mead on time
Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders. Margaret Mead on time
Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. Margaret Mead on time
Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible. Margaret Mead on women
I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce. Margaret Mead on women
Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women. Margaret Mead on women
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 on work
I learned the value of hard work by working hard. Margaret Mead on work