Man's most human characteristic is not his ability to learn, which he shares with many other species, but … - Margaret Mead

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If anybody had shown me the paperwork for how my life was going to look in five years, I would have said, "No. That is not where I want to go. "

Margaret Mead

Man's most human characteristic is not his ability to learn, which he shares with many other species, but his ability to teach and store what others have developed and taught him.

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

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Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.

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Once any group in society stands in a relatively deprived position in relation to other groups, it is genuinely deprived.

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For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.

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Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals.

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If anybody had shown me the paperwork for how my life was going to look in five years, I would have said, "No. That is not where I want to go. "

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Study rather to fill your mind than your coffers; knowing that gold and silver were originally mingled with dirt, until avarice or ambition parted them.

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A young man is not a proper hearer of lectures on political science; for he is inexperienced in the actions that occur in life, but its discussions start from these and are about these; and, further, since he tends to follow his passions, his study will be vain and unprofitable, because the end that is aimed at is not knowledge but action. And it makes no difference whether he is young in years or youthful in character.

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There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism.

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In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect.

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