We know of no culture that has said, articulately, that there is no difference between men and women except in the way they contribute to the creation of the next generation.
Margaret MeadBlackberry winter, the time when the hoarforst lies on the blackberry blossoms; without this frost the berries will not set. It is the forerunner of a rich harvest.
Margaret MeadThe need to find meaning...is as real as the need for trust and for love, for relations with other human beings.
Margaret MeadIn contrast to our own social environment which brings out different aspects of human nature and often demonstrated that behavior which occurs almost invariably in individuals within our society is nevertheless due not to original nature but to social environment; and a homogeneous and simple development of the individual may be studied.
Margaret Mead