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Mourning has become unfashionable in the United States. The bereaved are supposed to pull themselves together as quickly as possible and to reweave the torn fabric of life. ... we do not allow ... for the weeks and months during which a loss is realized - a beautiful word that suggests the transmutation of the strange into something that is one's own.

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Margaret Mead's Popular Quotes

There is no evidence that suggests women are naturally better at caring for children... with the fact of child-bearing out of the centre of attention…

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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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…

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

- Margaret Mead
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