"Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.'"

-- Temple Grandin

#Art Quotes #Giving Quotes #Autism Quotes

“In the Soviet Union, government controls industry. In the United States, industry controls government. That is the principal structural difference between the two great oligarchies of our time.”
“Chiapas is probably the main concern I have right now for the planet.”
“It was critical to finding a way out. I had assumed young women knew the history of feminism and must have felt gratitude to the movement for the opportunities that the work we have done has afforded them.”
“Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in theatre.”

Source : "I think I'm quite good at my job' by Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. July 26, 2002.
“I consider parenting skills, those skills that help children: (1) develop clear and important goals; and (2) figure out flexible and persistent ways of achieving their goals.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“I have an extra set of eyelashes because you never know. I could cry or laugh, or it could be windy, and I'll need a standby pair.”
“A Scot is a man who keeps the Sabbath, and everything else he can lay his hands on.”
“They put up this bloke's picture on Crimewatch UK with a phone number and said 'Have you seen this man?' Well my auntie rang them up and said 'No'.”

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