Quotes by Margaret Mead

Explore a curated collection of 45 quotes by Margaret Mead. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing tha — Margaret Mead
There is no greater insight into the future than recognizing...when we save our children, we save ourselves — Margaret Mead
It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet. — Margaret Mead
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. — Margaret Mead
Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity t — Margaret Mead
I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce. — Margaret Mead
Young people are moving away from feeling guilty about sleeping with somebody to feeling guilty if they are *not* sleepi — Margaret Mead
One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal an get away with it. — Margaret Mead
I used to say to my classes that the ways to get insight are: to study infants; to study animals; to study primitive peo — Margaret Mead
Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need. — Margaret Mead
It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. — Margaret Mead
There is no reason to think a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens cannot change the world; Indeed, that's the — Margaret Mead
The young, free to act on their initiative, can lead their elders in the direction of the unknown... The children, the y — Margaret Mead
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. — Margaret Mead
I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world. — Margaret Mead
When I stand on a street in a Canadian city and look across the street it couldn't be anywhere but Canada but how can — Margaret Mead
No matter how many communes anybody invents the family always creeps back. — Margaret Mead
Jealousy is not a barometer by which the depth of love can be read. It merely records the degree of the lover's insecuri — Margaret Mead
You just have to learn not to care about the dust mites under the beds. — Margaret Mead
We make our own criminals and their crimes are congruent with the national culture we all share. It has been said that — Margaret Mead