Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess.

Quote by Margaret Mead

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One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when...

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when...

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow...

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow...

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

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

If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would...

If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

As long as any adult thinks that he, like the parents and teachers of old,...

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label...

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label...

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual...

I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual...

Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute....

Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute....

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label...

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label...

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed,...

The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put...

The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put...

It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into...

It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into...

We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have...

We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed...

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed...

Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a...

Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a...

The way to do fieldwork is never to come up for air until it is...

The way to do fieldwork is never to come up for air until it is...

Man's role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary.

Man's role is uncertain, undefined, and perhaps unnecessary.

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.