Margaret Mead

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

The most dangerous thing that can happen to a child is to be born.

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

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

Sex and temperament are two sides of the same coin.

We are living in a world that is changing so fast that what we learned in school is already obsolete.

The assumption that men and women are different is a biological fact. The assumption that they are unequal is a cultural invention.

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

I have been married three times, and I have never regretted it. I have learned something from each marriage.

The only way to change the world is to change the way we think about it.

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment.

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Our first and most important task is to make sure that the future is not a repetition of the past.

The family is the building block of society.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on the way we raise our children today.

It is utterly false and anathema to our civilization to maintain that there are no differences between the sexes.

The way to do research is to attack the facts at the point of greatest resistance.

We must find ways to make the world safe for diversity.

The world does not need to be saved. It needs to be understood.