Margaret Mead quotes and words of wisdom

"As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old, can become introspective, invoking his own youth to understand the youth before him, he is lost."
Found in the topic Youth.

"Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you"re aboard, there"s nothing you can do."
Found in the topic Age.

"Women want mediocre men, and men are working to become as mediocre as possible."
Found in the topic Man.

"We have nowhere else to go ... this is all we have."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it"s the only thing that ever has."
Found in the topic Never.

"No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back."
Found in the topic Family.

"Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time."
Found in the topic Life.

"We won?t have a society if we destroy the environment."
Found in the topic Environment.

"It is an open question whether any behaviour based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly."
Found in the topic Behavior.

"One of the oldest human needs is having someone wonder where you are when you don"t come home at night."
Found in the topic Night.

"Children not only have to learn what their parents learned in school, but also have to learn how to learn. This has to be recognized as a new problem which is only partly solved."
Found in the topic Learn.

"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."
Found in the topic World.

Interesting Quotes

The good people sleep much better at night than the bad people. Of course, the bad people enjoy the waking hours much more.Woody Allen - US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 - )

Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.Henry Louis Mencken