"Under the urge of nature and according to the laws of development, though not understood by the adult, the child is obliged to be serious about two fundamental things ... the first is the love of activity... The second fundamental thing is independence."

-- Maria Montessori

#Children Quotes #Independent Quotes #Law Quotes

“As far as possible, everyone in the family should eat together.”
“Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live with - and it lasts a lifetime.”

Source : Simen Agdestein (2013). “How Magnus Carlsen Became the Youngest Chess Grandmaster in the World: The Story and the Games”, p.57, New In Chess
“I'm happy in the UK. I absolutely love it and I've finally got a great group of friends. I've got a lovely little flat and my work's here.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole nature to the one aim no trifling with time, which is passing, with strength which is only too limited.”

Source : Beatrice Webb, Jeanne MacKenzie (1982). “The Diary of Beatrice Webb: Glitter Around and Darkness Within, 1873-1892”, Belknap Press
“Stage is really hard work. You've got to do it every night. Not like doing it once and walking away.”
“If your heart is full of fear, you won't seek truth; you'll seek security. If a heart is full of love, it will have a limbering effect on the mind.”
“Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once.”
“If you feel far from God, guess who moved?”

Source : Robin Jones Gunn (2009). “Christy Miller Collection”, p.127, Multnomah

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