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Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.

Margaret Mead

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.

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

Margaret Mead

Man

Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we've put it in an impossible situation.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have.

Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship.

We are now at a point where we must educate our children in what no one knew yesterday, and prepare our schools for what no one knows yet.