"The first aim of the prepared environment is, as far as it is possible, to render the growing child independent of the adult."

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Maria Montessori

#Children Quotes #Independent Quotes #Adults Quotes

“You only live once, why be miserable? Fat people are miserable -- you are carrying 50 lbs on your shoulders all day, you get a disease called "pooped-out itis". Don't tell me that they are happy with the way they look and feel. I have to be honest, that is all I have.”
“Free speech exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where people are themselves free.”
“I know my body better than anything, better than anybody.”
“Being independent gives me freedom to creatively be great. Standing on your own doesn't always get major exposure or support, but because I make music from a pure place, I am more so excited and relieved that it actually gets out into the universe.”
“You can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it.”

Source : The New York Times Book Review Interview in 1985. Quoted in "Pundits, Poets, and Wits: An Omnibus of American Newspaper Columns‎" by Karl Ernest Meyer, p. 308, 1990.
“When in doubt, wear red.”
“Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner.”
“The central challenge for educational systems around the world is the substitution of effectiveness for popularity.”

Source : Douglas B. Reeves (2012). “Transforming Professional Development into Student Results”, p.2, ASCD

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