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In this country, some people start being miserable about growing old while they are still young.
Margaret Mead
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Margaret Mead
Age: 76 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 16
Died: 1978
Died: November 15
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I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman.
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I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.
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We end up with the contradictory picture of a society that appears to throw its doors wide open to women, but translates her every step towards success as having been damaging.
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