Quote by Margaret Mead
As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old, can become introspective, invoking his own youth to understand the youth before him, he is lost. – Margaret Mead

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Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible. – Margaret Mead

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It is an open question whether any behavior based on fear of eternal punishment can be regarded as ethical or should be regarded as merely cowardly. – Margaret Mead

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A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week to get the answer to a question, to taste the food of any country, to find new voices to listen to and familiar ones to listen to again. – Margaret Mead

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Although it is generally known, I think its about time to announce that I was born at a very early age. – Douglas Horton

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None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. – Henry David Thoreau

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Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. – Muriel Spark

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I was a mixture of being incredibly old for my age and incredibly backwards. I was born quite old, but then I stopped growing. I lived with my mum and dad till I was 30. – Helena Bonham Carter

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