"Those who know they're valued irrespective of their accomplishments often end up accomplishing quite a lot. It's the experience of being accepted without conditions that helps people develop a healthy confidence in themselves, a belief that it's safe to take risks and try new things."

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Source : Alfie Kohn (2011). “Feel-bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling”, p.109, Beacon Press

Alfie Kohn

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“What I love is how pissed off Jane Eyre is. She's in a rage for the whole novel and the payoff is she gets to marry this blind guy who's toasted his wife in the attic." -Angela Argo "Blue Angel”
“In my case, I can sincerely say nothing is impossible.”
“After a crisis we tell ourselves we understand why it happened and maintain the illusion that the world is understandable. In fact, we should accept the world is incomprehensible much of the time.”
“Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.”
“Don't be an actor. Be a human being who works off what exists under imaginary circumstances.”

Source : Sanford Meisner, Dennis Longwell (2012). “Sanford Meisner on Acting”, p.128, Vintage
“Denmark is, of course is very much like Germany: in terms of culture, the same kind of thinking, etc.”
“Everybody knows I'm impatient. I don't have to apologize for it. I'm too old for that.”
“The joys of my life are my granddaughters. They are beautiful. You don't have to believe me. You can ask my wife. She'll tell you.”

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