"The prehistorical and primitive period represents the true infancy of the mind."

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Source : James Mark Baldwin (1913). “History of Psychology: A Sketch and an Interpretation”

James Mark Baldwin

#Mind Quotes #Periods Quotes #Infancy Quotes

“You ask Why to a lot of things and you wind up very unhappy indeed, if you keep at it. The poor girl's better off dead”
“Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.”
“Choose to live by faith and not fear”
“The toughest thing for a homeschooler is the same as for a school teacher - shifting from a weak tea vision of math being grinding calculations to a rich frothy mug of math as an active way of thinking.”
“Am I about to feel really, really stupid?”
“In the game of thrones, even the humblest pieces can have wills of their own. Sometimes they refuse to make the moves you've planned for them.”
“Many people continue to think of sharks as man-eating beasts. Sharks are enormously powerful and wild creatures, but youre more likely to be killed by your kitchen toaster than a shark!”

Source : "Oceans Activist Ted Danson on California's Shark Fin Ban (Exclusive Q&A)". Interview with Degen Pener, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 10, 2011.
“I am convinced that those people whom the world considers good and respects are all liars and fakes. I do not trust the world. My only ally is the tagged dissolute. The tagged dissolute. That is the only cross on which I wish to be crucified. Though ten thousand people criticize me, I can throw in their teeth my challenge: Are you not all the more dangerous for being without tags?”

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