353 Quotes by Margaret Mead

The mind is not sex-typed.

The assumption that men were created equal, with an equal ability to make an effort and win an earthly reward, although denied every day by experience, is maintained every day by our folklore and our daydreams.

And when our baby stirs and struggles to be born it compels humility: what we began is now its own.

Where we choose to put our attention changes our brain, which in time can change how we see and interact with the world.

Don't depend on governments or corporations to fix problems. Social revolutions are led by passionate individuals and that's what makes the difference.

Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children.

What is new is not bisexuality, but rather the widening of our awareness and acceptance of human capacities for sexual love.

Throughout history, females have picked providers for males. Males pick anything.

The way to do fieldwork is never to come up for air until it is all over.