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Quote by Norman Cousins

“Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.”

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Norman Cousins was an American journalist, author, and professor. He is renowned for his role as a journalist and his promotion of laughter as a therapeutic method. Born on June 24, 1915, Cousins passed away on November 30, 1990. more

“We expect him to take up a lot of space in his gangly experiments with life, and we teach him, through task, work, game, activity, and experience how to use that space. Above all, we give him mentoring and supervision that respects and teaches his gifts, his visions, even his shadowy inner demons”

Giving Use Games Parent Space Vision Teach Activity Tasks Experiments Demon Mentoring Supervision Inner Demons

Book:The Wonder of Boys

Source: The Wonder of Boys

“Our youth want less adult contact if that co ntacttreats them like boys. They want more adult contact that treats them like young men. Tired as they are of the former, they are hungry for the latter”

Ifs Men Want Young Parent Boys Youth Like You Adults Treats Tired Hungry Contact Former Young Man Latter Like A Boy

Author:Michael Gurian

“Failure in school does not mean failure in Iife.”

Mean Doe School Parent

Author:Stephen J. Cannell

“The best bought-up children are those who have seen thier parents as they are. Hypocrisy is not the first duty of a parent.”

Firsts Children Parent Duty Discipline Hypocrisy

Author:George Bernard Shaw

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