"It is characteristic of the emotions of the very young infant that they are of an extreme and powerful nature."

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Source : Melanie Klein (2002). “Envy and Gratitude”, p.64, Simon and Schuster

Melanie Klein

#Powerful Quotes #Emotion Quotes #Young Quotes

“I was a ravenous child. I'm a ravenous adult. I love to eat.”
“We have to abandon the idea that schooling is something restricted to youth. How can it be, in a world where half the things a man knows at 20 are no longer true at 40 - and half the things he knows at 40 hadn't been discovered when he was 20?”
“What Americans don't want to admit ... is that not only is there not a contradiction between state regulation and freedom, but in order for us to actually be free in our social interactions, there must be an extremely elaborated network of health, law, institutions, moral rules and so on.”
“Country music was a part of my life. Now it isn't. We had a good relationship, really, but we wanted each other at arm's length. The people in Nashville didn't want to be responsible for my looks or my actions. But they sure did like the listeners I brought.”
“A coach should never be afraid to ask questions of anyone he could learn from.”
“You have to understand, now, I'm a momma's boy. I'm from the south. My way of being raised is totally different than the big city life. I truly was a country boy.”
“[On golf:] ... though aware I could never be more than a humble potterer, it was impossible to repress the wild upsurgings of hope known to all middle-aged beginners ...”
“Evil grows when good people do and say nothing.”

Source : Dorothy Koomson (2007). “Marshmallows for breakfast”

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