"Our kids are actually doing what we told them to do when they sit in front of that TV all day or in front of that computer game all day. The society is telling kids unconsciously that nature's in the past. It really doesn't count anymore, that the future is in electronics, and besides, the bogeyman is in the woods."

-- Richard Louv

#Kids Quotes #Past Quotes #Games Quotes

“The cynic sees only cynicism, the depressive can taint creation with one glance”

Source : Anna Funder (2011). “All That I Am”, p.111, Penguin UK
“A major boom in real stock prices in the U.S. after 'Black Tuesday' brought them halfway back to 1929 levels by 1930. This was followed by a second crash, another boom from 1932 to 1937, and a third crash. Speculative bubbles do not end like a short story, novel, or play. There is no final denouement that brings all the strands of a narrative into an impressive final conclusion. In the real world, we never know when the story is over.”

Source : "Speculative bubbles don't just pop - they may deflate and reflate" by Robert J. Shiller, www.theguardian.com. July 19, 2013.
“This job has been given to me to do. Therefore, it is a gift. Therefore, it is a privilege. Therefore, it is an offering I may make to God. Therefore, it is to be done gladly, if it is done for Him. Here, not somewhere else, I may learn Godâ€™s way. In this job, not in some other, God looks for faithfulness.”
“My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.”
“Lead roles are fun, but I'm especially happy other, more colorful supporting stuff has come along.”
“Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.”
“The care of children ..is infinitely better left to the best trained practitioners of both sexes who have chosen it as a vocation...[This] would further undermine family structure while contributing to the freedom of women.”
“How many lessons there are and how little they are taken”

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