Quote by Margaret Mead
It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and

It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age, and all the regrets into old age. – Margaret Mead

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Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women. – Margaret Mead

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Never believe that a few caring people cant change the world. For, indeed, thats all who ever have. – Margaret Mead

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Photography suits the temper of this age – of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately. – Edward Weston

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I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game. – Wayne Gretzky

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Im not as far along as Jack Nicklaus was at this age, but Im trying. – Tiger Woods

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I am 54 and age is slowly writing itself on my face. – Arthur Smith

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I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action. – Fidel Castro

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A pure hand needs no glove to cover it. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 1850

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Im for women choosing whatever they want to do but they have to really know what they are doing. – Alice Walker

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The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor. – George Bernard Shaw

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