"From an evolutionary perspective children are, literally, designed to learn. Childhood is a special period of protected immaturity. It gives the young breathing time to master the things they will need to know in order to survive as adults."

-- Alison Gopnik

#Children Quotes #Order Quotes #Breathing Quotes

“Everything I do is unfabulous. Im the most normal person. I love walking everywhere, and going to hole-in-the-wall places, like nail shops, because they do the best job. And I go to vintage stores rather than high-end boutiques, because I like to dress different from other people.”
“A man who is wrathful with us is a sick man; we must apply a plaster to his heart - love; we must treat him kindly, speak to him gently, lovingly. And if there is not deeply-rooted malice against us within him, but only a temporary fit of anger, you will see how his heart, or his malice, will melt away through your kindness and love - how good will conquer evil. A Christian must always be kind, gracious, and wise in order to conquer evil by good.”
“You need to have an idea of those who are going to buy your products/services”
“I worked on human rights projects in Haiti, Cameroon, and East Asia, and the bigger ones tended to do with agriculture. My role was to make sure that there was equity that remained at the base of those projects, with the workers. I had a couple of different lives.”
“You give Europeans once again 'all benefits that they can eat', you make them work shorter hours, and you give more money, and they'd be back in a self-congratulatory, self-righteous mode; damned be the rest of the world.”
“Democrats, you know, want to identify with and relate to what you're feeling, what you've been bummed out about, where your head is at.”
“If you don't know by now, you're never going to know.”
“Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you.”

Source : Aron Ralston (2004). “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours”, p.245, Simon and Schuster

You may also like:

Adam Gopnik
Writer
Elizabeth Spelke
Psychologist
Jean Piaget
Psychologist
Jerome Bruner
Psychologist
Lev S. Vygotsky
Psychologist
Patricia K. Kuhl
Professor
Paul Bloom
Professor
Roberta Michnick Golinkoff
Author
Simon Baron-Cohen
Professor