Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Quote by Margaret Mead

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Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not...

Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not...

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are...

Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are...

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...

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add...

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add...

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with...

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.

Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children.

Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children.

Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive.

Human nature is potentially aggressive and destructive and potentially orderly and constructive.

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Fathers are biological necessities, but social accidents.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and...

Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and...

We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no...

We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no...

What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different...

What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different...

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...

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing...

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing...

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as...

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as...

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...

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...

There is something frightful in the way in which not only characteristic qualities, but particular...

There is something frightful in the way in which not only characteristic qualities, but particular...

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back...

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back...

Take any problem in life and it will fall under one of three categories... money,...

Take any problem in life and it will fall under one of three categories... money,...