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“There is little mysticism without an element of transcendence, and conversely, there is no transcendence without a certain degree of egocentrism. It may be that the genesis of these experiences is to be sought in the unique situation of the very young child in relation to adults. The theory of the filial origin of the religious sense seems to us singularly convincing in this connection.”

Source: The Moral Judgement of the Child

“Infants, I note with envy, are receptive to enjoyment in a degree not attained by adults this side of the new Jerusalem.”

Sides Degrees Adults Notes Envy Enjoyment Infant Jerusalem Receptive

Book:...Some of My Best Friends are Soldiers: A Kind of Novel

Source: ...Some of My Best Friends are Soldiers: A Kind of Novel

“A child with an intense capacity for feeling can suffer to a degree that is beyond any degree of adult suffering, because imagination, ignorance, and the conviction of utter helplessness are untempered either by reason or by experience.”

Children Reason Feelings Suffering Imagination Ignorance Degrees Adults Capacity Conviction Intense Helplessness

Book:Delphi Collected Works of E. M. Delafield (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Collected Works of E. M. Delafield (Illustrated)

“Successful adult relationships, whether between lovers or friends, require a significant degree of vulnerability, trust, and openness-”

Successful Lovers Degrees Adults Significant Vulnerability Openness

Author:Susan Forward

“Normal children of both sexes and all cultures will follow a more or less standard and universal developmental pattern and timetable, and reach approximately the same level of development at maturity. While a particular culture's need and expectations and teaching will shape the course of development and affect adult capabilities to some degree, normal individuals, whatever their native culture, if transplanted and taught, could learn to meet the normal demands of their adapted cultures.”

Source: Daughters: from infancy to independence

“Do you realize that if we could increase just by 50 percent the number of adults who have a college degree, it would add $5 billion to the economy and it would result in a net income to the state of Arkansas of $340 million a year?”

Ifs Years States Realizing Results Numbers Millions Economy College Degrees Percent Adults Increase Add Billions Income Arkansas College Degree

Author:Mike Huckabee

“I come from an art history background. I studied at a master's degree level; I chose to dork out on art for much of my adult life. A lot of my heroes are artists and a lot of my musical heroes have an artistic side.”

Art Artist Sides Levels Masters Hero Degrees Adults Musical Backgrounds Artistic My Hero Art History Dork

Author:Black Francis

“With grown children, we can look back at both our mistakes and what we did well in our parenting, having conversations with a greater degree of honesty than was possible before. In getting older themselves, our adult children may begin to comprehend the burdens and strengths we carried from our own parents.”

Wells Looks May Children Parent Mistake Greater Honesty Conversation Degrees Adults Burden Getting Old Getting Older Adult Children Grown Children

Author:Wendy Lustbader

“Many people believe that dealing with overweight and obesity is a personal responsibility. To some degree they are right, but it is also a community responsibility. When there are no safe, accessible places for children to play or adults to walk, jog, or ride a bike, that is a community responsibility.”

People Believe Children Play Community Walks Responsibility Safe Degrees Adults Bike Personal Responsibility Obesity Overweight

Author:David Satcher

“Why do we have to grow up? I know more adults who have the children's approach to life. They're people who don't give a hang what the Joneses do. You see them at Disneyland every time you go there. They are not afraid to be delighted with simple pleasures, and they have a degree of contentment with what life has brought - sometimes it isn't much, either.”

People Knows Giving Children Sometimes Motivational Grows Simple Pleasure Growing Up Degrees Approach Adults Contentment Not Afraid Delighted Disneyland Simple Pleasures

Author:Walt Disney