“If sex evolved so that your children are not condemned to be just like you, intelligence evolved so that you are not condemned to be just like yourself.” IfsChildrenSexGrowthLike YouOur ChildrenYour ChildrenLike Yourself Book:Lucy's Legacy: Sex and Intelligence in Human Evolution Source: Lucy's Legacy: Sex and Intelligence in Human Evolution
“We created a way of raising standards of living that we can't possibly pass on to our children.” WayChildrenGrowthStandardsOur ChildrenConsumptionStandards Of Living Author:Joseph J. Romm
“The sequestration is a bad idea, all around. It is something that is out of the question. If you have spending cuts, education of our children, other investments, on the National Institutes of Health, where you are hindering growth, you're no going to reduce the deficit.” IfsChildrenIdeasGrowthCuttingOur ChildrenInvestmentSpendingWhere You AreDeficitInstituteBad IdeasInstitutesSpending Cuts Author:Nancy Pelosi
“We probably stagnate our children's emotional growth by not letting them have some separation from us.” ChildrenGrowthEmotionalOur ChildrenSeparationEmotional Growth Author:Jeff Foxworthy
“Fathers are so necessary as examples and guides for our children in wisdom and virtue. Without father figures, young people often feel orphaned; left adrift at a critical moment in their growth and development.” PeopleFeelsChildrenMomentsYoungFatherLeftGrowthVirtueFiguresExampleDevelopmentOur ChildrenCriticalGuidesAdriftFather FigureCritical Moments Author:Pope Francis
“Growth that lasts does not threaten our children's future. It recognises that our planet is a gift that must be cherished. That tomorrow is our responsibility as much as today.” ChildrenDoeTodayLastsGrowthResponsibilityPlanetsTomorrowOur ChildrenOur PlanetRecognise Author:Nick Clegg
“The more subtle thing is more speculative. The world is well past its long-term carrying capacity for human beings living a European, much less an American, lifestyle predicated on planned obsolescence. International economic growth is largely a matter of accelerated movement of materials from mines and forests to the dump. Instead of saving and buying decent furniture we can pass on to our children, we charge our credit cards for shaped heaps of sawdust and glue that fall apart in less than three or four years.” WorldYearsHumansWellsChildrenLongMatterPastFallThreeGrowthTermHuman BeingsFourEconomicMovementMinesMaterialsCapacityOur ChildrenInternationalCreditLifestyleForestsCardsSavingLong TermDecentBuyingSubtleFour YearsFalling ApartFurnitureEconomic GrowthCredit CardDumpGlueObsolescenceSawdustPlanned Obsolescence Author:Denis Hayes
“Going for constant growth is not actually delivering a decent standard of living and the prospect of your children having a better life than you do. That is the key thing that politics needs to deliver: a better life for your children. That's why people are taking their lives in their hands and crossing the Mediterranean and the English Channel.” PeopleChildrenGrowthOur ChildrenYour ChildrenDecentBetter Life Author:Billy Bragg