Margaret Mead

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world.

Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has!

Our first and most pressing problem is how to do away with warfare as a method of solving conflicts between national groups within a society who have different views about how the society is to run.

Women want mediocre men, and men are working to become as mediocre as possible.

Mothers are a biological necessity; fathers are a social invention.

Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.

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

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.

Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need.

Men have always been afraid that women could get along without them.

Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention.

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.

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

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

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