"The invisible bond that gives the baby rein to discover his place in the world also brings the creeping baby back to home base....In this way he recharges himself. He refuels on the loving energies that flow to him from his mother. Then he's off for another foray of adventure and exploration."

-- Louise J. Kaplan

#Mother Quotes #Baby Quotes #Home Quotes

“Computers have virtually replaced tape recorders.”
“Never make excuses for someone who disrespects you-who they are or what they do isn't a pass to treat you like trash!”
“Sourav is a great captain and we should be proud of such a leader.”
“I find it strange the way human nature wants heroes and yet wants to destroy their heroes. It's a kind of mass insecurity people want something to look up to and get a buzz off but, at the same time, want to destroy it because it makes them feel insecure.”
“Africans believed that the woman's bare breast represented God, the circle of life and the moral cleanliness of human beings.”

Source : "Kola Boof: Words with the Author of the Best Black Book of 2006". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.
“I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet's personality.”
“I don't know who had the training of you," he continued doggedly, "but your morals are shocking. You spent a night in my bed, remember, after a night in a bawdy house. You go about collecting street urchins and letting inebriated vagabonds kiss you, and then you get into brawls in pawnshops. You are probably past all redemption, but I'm going to reform you anyhow. If you behave yourself, perhaps I'll let you reform me on occasion, but I make no promises.”
“Genuine confidence is a way of thinking about yourself and your abilities. Confidence is your perception of your own potential; it's a kind of long-term thinking that powers you through the obstacles and tough times, helping you solve problems and putting you in the way of success. Your confidence is quite a separate matter from your social skills.”

Source : John Eliot, PhD (2015). “Overachievement: The Science of Working Less to Accomplish More”, p.139, Diversion Books

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