in all cultures, human beings - in order to be human - must understand the nonhuman.

- Margaret Mead

An ideal culture is one that makes a place for every human gift

- Margaret Mead

We need every human gift and cannot afford to neglect any gift because of artificial barriers of sex or race or class or national origin.

- Margaret Mead

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

- Margaret Mead

I don't consider my marriages as failures! It's idiotic to assume that because a marriage ends, it's failed.

- Margaret Mead

For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.

- Margaret Mead

Earth Day is the first holy day...and is devoted to the harmony of nature... The celebration offends no historical calendar, yet it transcends them a…

- 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 insecurity.

- Margaret Mead

We women are doing pretty well. We're almost back to where we were in the twenties.

- Margaret Mead