Quotes by : Mary Catherine Bateson

The critical question about regret is whether experience led to growth and new learning. Some people....

The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.

As people grow older, some of the ways they have contributed in the past may no longer be possible, but....

... as we age we have not only to readdress earlier developmental crises but also somehow to find the....

Sorting gets harder as time goes on--it requires a sort of ruthless decisiveness, while indecision results....

An encounter with other cultures can lead to openness only if you can suspend the assumption of superiority,....

The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new....

Fear is not a good teacher. The lessons of fear are quickly forgotten.

It's all about being in control of myself as an older woman who lives alone, and it's all about how I....

Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food.