Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.

Quote by Margaret Mead

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Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize...

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize...

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...

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

What would women do if they could not cry? What poor, defenseless creatures they would...

What would women do if they could not cry? What poor, defenseless creatures they would...

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.