Famous Quotes by Margaret Mead

Below are famous quotes by Margaret Mead - US anthropologist & popularizer of anthropology (1901 - 1978).

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

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is 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 hard to become as mediocre as possible.

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

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