I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as I had my father's kind of mind-which was also his mother's-I learned that the mind is not sex-typed.

Quote by Margaret Mead

Topics: Family Quotes, Mind Quotes

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...

The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of...

The pains of childbirth were altogether different from the enveloping effects of other kinds of...

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.

I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.

The natives are superficially agreeable, but they go in for cannibalism, headhunting, infanticide, incest, avoidance...

The natives are superficially agreeable, but they go in for cannibalism, headhunting, infanticide, incest, avoidance...

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment

We won't have a society if we destroy the environment

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...

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....

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must...

Instead of being presented with stereotypes by age, sex, color, class, or religion, children must...

A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week...

A city is a place where there is no need to wait for next week...

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...

Don't you ever, EVER talk that way about television.

Don't you ever, EVER talk that way about television.

You can always trust the information given to you by people who are crazy; they...

You can always trust the information given to you by people who are crazy; they...

The television critic, whatever his pretensions, does not labor in the same vineyard as those...

The television critic, whatever his pretensions, does not labor in the same vineyard as those...