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“Leisure and the cultivation of human capacities are inextricably interdependent.”

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Margaret Mead, a prominent figure in anthropology, shares her personal perspectives on various aspects of human culture and society in this compilation of essays and musings. more

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Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead was an American cultural anthropologist known for her groundbreaking fieldwork and theoretical contributions. She is renowned for her studies of the Samoan, Arapesh, and Australian Aboriginal peoples, which had a profound impact on the fields of anthropology and sociology. more

“I shall never forget what I saw at the Museum of Modern Art: in a spotless schoolroom, fifty little girls painting away at tables covered with brushes, pots, tubes, bowls, staring into space and sticking out their tongues like the clever animals that ring a bell, tongues lolling and eyes vague. Teachers supervise these young creators of abstract art and slap their wrists if what they paint represents something and dangerously inclines toward realism. The mothers - still at the Picasso stage - are not admitted.”

“I am a traveler. I am a nomad. I rarely sleep in the same bed more than three or four nights. And I know hotel life better than anyone.”

Knows Night Three Sleep Four Bed Hotel Traveler Nomad

Author:Diane von Furstenberg

“My little Renoirs. Matisse describes having seen Renoir make these tiny canvases. When he had finished working, he would use up the color left in his brushes on them.”

Littles Use Left Color Painting Finished Tiny Brushes Matisse Renoir

Book:Past tense: diaries

Source: Past tense: diaries

“There are poets and there are grownups.”

Poetry Poet Grownups

Author:Jean Cocteau

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