"Most adults have forgotten what they had to do to survive childhood."

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Source : Mark Vonnegut, M.D. (2010). “Just Like Someone Without Mental Illness Only More So: A Memoir”, p.14, Delacorte Press

Mark Vonnegut

#Childhood Quotes #Adults Quotes #Forgotten Quotes

“Over the years I have become convinced that we learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us ... Those in leadership positions who fail to grasp or use the power of stories risk failure for their companies and for themselves.”
“At present there are such goings-on that everything is at a standstill.”
“Your choices run out when your money does.”

Source : Clara Fraser (1998). “Revolution, She Wrote”, p.272, Red Letter Press
“You want to make him interested in you? Then pretend to be embarrassed in his presence-”
“The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional merit of a small elite of pioneers.”
“I don't follow what everybody else does.”
“It feels quite cool, in a mad way, to be someone who skulks about in the shadows.”
“I was an equal opportunity eater. Every ethnic group got a shot.”

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