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Margaret Mead Quotes

American - Scientist | December 16, 1901 - November 15, 1978

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today.

Today Children Tomorrow Problems Up

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.

Culture Gift Rich Values Find Place

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.

Women Believe Fierce Because Combat

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must have the opportunity to learn that within each range, some people are loathsome and some are delightful.

Age Opportunity Children Religion

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good.

Good Evil Accept Never May Must

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.

Life Time You Jump First Time Right

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

World Believe Doing Information Up

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

Time Woman Man Every Liberate

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

Children Need Lots Instead Needing

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.

Family Live Support Impossible Way

We have nowhere else to go... this is all we have.

Go Nowhere Else

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

Die Retire Going Sooner Or Later

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