We won't have a society if we destroy the environment. Margaret Mead destroyenvironmentsociety Change image and share on social
Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation. Margaret Mead askboxfamily Change image and share on social
Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. Margaret Mead centuryjumplife Change image and share on social
Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire. Margaret Mead dieretiresoon Change image and share on social
The way to do fieldwork is never to come up for air until it is all over. Margaret Mead airfieldwork Change image and share on social
Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited. Margaret Mead behaviordirectlyfragile Change image and share on social
Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance. Margaret Mead artificialburndance Change image and share on social
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 agreedealmanner Change image and share on social
Man's role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary. Margaret Mead manroleuncertain Change image and share on social
The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today. Margaret Mead adultchilddepend Change image and share on social
