most people prefer to carry out the kinds of experiments that allow the scientist to feel that he is in full control of the situation rather than surrendering himself to the situation, as one must in studying human beings as they actually live.
Margaret MeadTo the extent a person makes, invents or thinks something that is new to him, he may be said to have performed a creative act.
Margaret MeadIt has been a woman's task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope.
Margaret MeadOur 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.
Margaret Mead