"Parents and educators need to establish a culture in which security and clarity of expectations are balanced with the encouragement of playfulness, inquisitiveness and self reliance."

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Source : Guy Claxton (2001). “Wise Up”, p.340, A&C Black

Guy Claxton

#Encouragement Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Self Quotes

“Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.”
“God does not pay at the end of every day, but in the end He pays.”
“I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.”
“And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance.”
“Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most.”
“I suppose all moms have an idea who they hope their daughters will be. Like a connect-the-dots picture where you think you know what shape it will become. But then it's the daughter who draws the lines, and she might connect the dots you didn't intend, making a whole different picture. So I've gotta trust the dots she's given me, and she's gotta trust me to draw the picture myself.”
“A lot of songs I sang to crowds to get their reaction. That's how I knew they'd hit.”
“Regarding Fasting: Have the faith to bind the Lord.”

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