"In all our efforts to provide advantages we have actually produced the busiest, most competitive, highly pressured and over-organized generation of youngsters in our history and possibly the unhappiest."

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Source : Eda J. LeShan (1967). “The Conspiracy Against Childhood”, New York : Atheneum

Eda LeShan

#Effort Quotes #Generations Quotes #Advantage Quotes

“Few people have courage enough to appear as good as they really are. Most people confuse greatness with power, despite the fact that greatness has nothing to do with power.”
“I liked animals more than people! OK, I liked certain people, but the idea of mankind'-it really irritated me!”
“Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.”
“you mustn't rely on your flowers to make your garden attractive. A good bone structure must come first, with an intelligent use of evergreen plants so that the garden is always clothed, no matter what time of year. Flowers are an added delight, but a good garden is the garden you enjoy looking at even in the depths of winter.”
“If you can educate girls, you can change the world.”
“The thing about happiness is that it doesn't help you to grow; only unhappiness does that. So I'm grateful that my bed of roses was made up equally of blossoms and thorns. I've had a privileged, creative, exciting life, and I think that the parts that were less joyous were preparing me, testing me, strengthening me.”

Source : Lana Turner (1982). “Lana--the lady, the legend, the truth”, Dutton Adult
“There are many talented people.”
“God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as he always has. But he can't if you don't pray, and he can't if you don't dream. In short, he can't if you don't believe.”

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