What is the exact quote from Margaret Mead's writings.  It goes
something like "It is not only the river that is important; it is the
life of the people on both sides of the river."  Also need reference
in Mead's works.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 21 Oct 2004 13:03 PDT

It would be helpful to know where (and approximately when) you
encountered this quote, and whether you are certain that Margaret Mead
was the author. I'm not finding anything similar, so any clue could be
useful.

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Clarification of Question by lydia0204-ga on 21 Oct 2004 13:31 PDT

I just heard someone quote her last week and the conversation went on
without my asking her about where Mead says such a thing. sorry to be
so vague.

Hi lydia0204,

Looking on Google, it appears a lot of river conservationist groups
use this Mead quote:

 "Never doubt that a small group of people can change the world.  Indeed,
it is the only thing that ever has."  
Margaret Mead

Here is a rundown of her most famous quotations and a bibliography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Mead

Hope that helps!

* J *

Thank you.  I can use the quote you gave me even though it is a different one.