Margaret Mead Quotes

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

Margaret Mead

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: scientist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 16, 1901 - November 15, 1978

Topics

ChangeChange The WorldEnvironmental

The very paradigm of revolution, of right versus wrong, good versus bad, is a relic with no bearing on the present. Yet artists, exhibitions, and curators valorize the sixties. People who wrote about these artists 30 years ago still write about them in the same ways, often for the same magazines.

Jerry Saltz

GoodPeopleRevolutionPresentBad

'Journey' is a way for us to explore the crossing, the intersection of our lives between each other.

Jenova Chen

JourneyWayExploreUsBetweenOur

Finding initial funds is the primary barrier most entrepreneurs face. Many people don't have three or six months' worth of savings to free themselves up to do months of unpaid legwork.

Andrew Yang

PeopleFreeFaceFindingWorthUp

I've always been interested in DIY and home renovation - even from my first student flat. I've always left places better than when I moved in.

Andrea McLean

HomeBetterStudentPlacesFirst

Sometimes as writers, we try and put narrative development above character development. We try to move our characters around like chess pieces that do our bidding. The problem with that is sometimes the characters do things they shouldn't do. Things that are inorganic.

Jeff Nichols

CharacterProblemSometimesChess

The emergence and spread of virulent strains of avian influenza has been attributed by experts to the intensely overcrowded, unsanitary, and stressful conditions that often characterize large-scale factory farming in industrialized agriculture.

Michael Greger

AgricultureFarmingSpreadBeen

Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends.

Shirley MacLaine

FriendshipFearPeopleFriendsWould

My district is well-acquainted with my commitment to protecting innocent human life.

Trent Franks

LifeCommitmentInnocentHuman

'Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever' was inspired by a combination of my grandson, my son, and myself - all those times when each of us has decided that we're just not going to get into trouble anymore. But it's so hard to be good all of the time!

Judith Viorst

GoodSonTimeMyselfBestTrying

If I make a wrong decision, I worry what might have been. I stress out over very insignificant things.

Courtney Barnett

DecisionStressWorryWrongOver

We titled it, 'You Should Be Here,' for one, because just how special that song is, and I think it kind of sets the tone for this album. I've established that I like to have fun, but this is a little more than that - this album has got some fun stuff, but it's also got topics that I haven't gotten a chance to touch, and I'm so excited about it.

Cole Swindell

FunSongHave FunChanceThinkYou

Directing is quite a nuts-and-bolts thing. It's a mixture of creating an atmosphere in which actors can feel safe enough to be dangerous.

Phyllida Lloyd

FeelEnoughDangerousCreatingSafe

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