In almost any society I think, the quality of the nonconformists is likely to be just as good as and no better than that of the conformists.

No society that feeds its children on tales of successful violence can expect them not to believe that violence in the end is rewarded.

Anthropology... has always been highly dependent upon photography... As the use of still photography - and moving pictures - has become increasingly essential as a part of anthropological methods, the need for photographers with a disciplined knowledge of anthropology and for anthropologists with training in photography has increased. We expect that in the near future sophisticated training in photography will be a requirement for all anthropologists. (1962)

‎ When a person is born we rejoice, and when they're married we jubilate, but when they die we try to pretend nothing has happened.

Motherhood is a biological fact, while fatherhood is a social invention.

The mind is not sex-typed.

Our human situation no longer permits us to make armed dichotomies between those who are good and those who are evil, those who are right and those who are wrong. The first blow dealt to the enemy's children will sign the death warrant of our own.