December 16: Notable Births, with Quotes

Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on December 16.

Margaret Mead, anthropologist (December 16, 1901–November 15, 1978)

“The city gives you a chance to start over, to come in as a stranger and meet other strangers and build something new and we are — We have to move into making the modern city something that keeps the advantages of strangers meeting strangers, but reestablishes the responsibility that existed in a smaller community.” —Margaret Mead
Terkel, Studs. “Margaret Mead discusses different cultures, anthropology, and society.” Studs Terkel Radio Archive, 1965, https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/margaret-mead-discusses-different-cultures-anthropology-and-society

“I don’t think we could have had the changes in civil rights without TV.” —Margaret Mead
Terkel, Studs. “Margaret Mead discusses different cultures, anthropology, and society.” Studs Terkel Radio Archive, 1965, https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/margaret-mead-discusses-different-cultures-anthropology-and-society

Jane Austen, novelist (December 16, 1775–July 18, 1817)

“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.” —Jane Austen
Austen, Jane. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of Emma.” Project Gutenberg, August 1, 1994, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/158/pg158-images.html

“One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.” —Jane Austen
Austen, Jane. “The Project Gutenberg eBook of Emma.” Project Gutenberg, August 1, 1994, https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/158/pg158-images.html

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