“Not until Freud's writings became popular did descriptions of infants center on relationships with their mothers. The idea that children have feelings of any lasting importance for their development is a very recent invention (or insight if you wish).” IfsWritingChildrenIdeasFeelingsMotherWishDevelopmentImportanceInsightInventionDescriptionLastingInfant Author:Sandra Scarr
“Acknowledging our love for the living world does something that a library full of papers on sustainable development and ecosystem services cannot: it engages the imagination as well as the intellect. It inspires belief; and this is essential to the lasting success of any movement.” WorldWellsDoeBeliefImaginationMovementInspireDevelopmentEssentialsPaperLibraryIntellectLastingOur LovePapersEcosystemsSustainable Development Author:George Monbiot
“We know what to do and we know how to do it, these investments save lives, empower women and girls, strengthen health systems and have a profound and lasting impact on development.” KnowsGirlKnow HowHealthDevelopmentImpactProfoundInvestmentEmpoweringLastingEmpowering WomenSave A LifeHealth SystemLasting Impact Author:Babatunde Osotimehin
“To realize lasting peace and sustainable development in human society, members of the international community have to cooperate with one another fully and make concerted efforts.” HumansRealizingCommunityEffortDevelopmentMembersInternationalLastingHuman SocietySustainable DevelopmentInternational Community Author:Wu Bangguo
“The most important thing in life is human affection. Without it one cannot achieve genuine happiness. And if we want a happier life, a happier family, happier neighbours or a happier nation, the key is inner quality. Even if the five billion human beings that inhabit the earth become millionaires, without inner development there cannot be peace or any lasting happiness.” IfsWantHumansImportantEarthLife IsNationsHuman BeingsQualityFiveAchieveKeysDevelopmentImportant ThingsAffectionBillionsGenuineLastingThings In LifeNeighbourMillionaireMost Important Things In LifeHappier LifeLasting HappinessGenuine Happiness Author:Dalai Lama