Margaret Mead

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must understand that different cultural systems are like different languages; they can be translated into one another, but they cannot be reduced to one another.

My grandmother wanted me to have an education, so she kept me out of school.

The most important thing to remember about any technology is that it is a tool. It is not an end in itself.

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to work for the future.

Even in the most primitive societies, the best way to get a man to do something is to tell him he's too old to do it.

We are living in a world that is changing so rapidly that we can't even keep up with it.

The only way to change a man's mind is to change his wife's.

I learned to observe, and I learned to listen, and I learned to ask questions, and I learned to be patient.

It is utterly false and anathema to our civilization to maintain that there are people in the world who are not capable of learning.

I have spent my life studying cultures, and I have come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a normal culture.

We are all born with the capacity to learn, but we are not all born with the capacity to teach.

I have been accused of being a feminist. I have never denied it.

The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.

If a man is to be a man, he must be able to stand on his own two feet.

We are living in a world where the only constant is change.

The most important thing to remember about any human being is that they are a human being.

I have always believed that the best way to learn is to teach.

I have been called a radical, a revolutionary, and a troublemaker. I have never denied it.

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.

We are all part of the human family, and we all have a responsibility to each other.