353 Quotes by Margaret Mead

Interest and proficiency in almost any one activity-swimming, boating, fishing, skiing, skating-breed interest in many more. Once someone discovers the delight of mastering one skill, however slightly, he is likely to try out not just one more, but a whole ensemble.

It used to be when we said, ''til death do us part,' death parted us pretty soon. That's why marriages used to last forever. Everybody was dead.

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.

Creationism: the theory that Rome was built in a day.

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

Manners, really good ones, make it possible to live with almost anyone, gracefully and pleasantly ...

War is only an invention, not a biological necessity.

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

the task of each family is also the task of all humanity. This is to cherish the living, remember those who have gone before, and prepare for those who are not yet born.