Margaret Mead

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Margaret Mead (16 December 1901 – 15 November 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist.

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  • If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.
    • Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies (1935)
  • Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
    • Margaret Mead: The Making of an American Icon Nancy C. Lutkehaus
    • This quotation is found on posters and bumper stickers, and adopted as the motto for hundreds of organizations worldwide.

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