Margaret Mead

"The way to do is to be."

"Warfare between cultures is often more devastating than physical warfare."

"We have nowhere to go but forward, and the journey begins with a single step of understanding."

"The young make assumptions about life that their elders have learned to question."

"Every significant revolution has emerged from marginal voices."

"The invention of writing is the most important technological achievement in human history."

"We must recognize that diversity is not a problem to be solved, but a richness to be celebrated."

"The power of imagination makes us infinite."

"Flexibility is the hallmark of a truly educated person."

"In the context of biological change, we must accept that adaptation is key to survival."

"The measure of intelligent behavior is the ability to change."

"A culture, no matter how small, contributes to the world's richness."

"The greatest insights often come from those living on the margins of society."

"To understand a culture is to understand its deepest values and fears."

"We are the first generation to grow up in a truly global village."

"The responsibility of leadership is to see beyond the immediate moment."

"If we continually try to be better than one another, we shall always be wretched."

"The key to understanding human behavior is recognizing that culture shapes perception."

"A society that cannot educate its young has lost its way."

"The adventure of life is what makes us feel alive."

"Every child born has the potential to change the world."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow humans."

"The greatest tragedy is not death, but a life unlived."

"Anthropology reveals that human diversity is not aberrant but normal."

"The health of a culture can be measured by how it treats its most vulnerable members."

"We must learn to see the world through the eyes of the other."

"The most important conversations happen in the spaces between words."

"A person's character is revealed not in moments of triumph, but in times of difficulty."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"Our children are not vessels to be filled, but fires to be kindled."