Margaret Mead Quotes

Jealousy is not a barometer by which the depth of love can be read. It merely records the degree of the lover’s insecurity.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world.

We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a life-style that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world.

If man has not found ways to deal with environmental problems such as water and air pollution by 1998, it will be too late. The future is not determined and it lies in our own hands.

The need to find meaning…is as real as the need for trust and for love, for relations with other human beings.

Even though the ship may go down, the journey goes on.

Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.

If the future is to remain open and free, we need people who can tolerate the unknown, who will not need the support of completely worked out systems or traditional blueprints from the past.

Sometimes, instead of helping people to advance, a discovery or an invention holds them back.