“Children, it should be repeated, are not pocket editions of adults, because childhood is a period of physical growth and development, a period of preparation for adult responsibility and public and private life. A program of children cannot be merely an adaptation of the program for adults, nor should it be curtailed during periods of depression or emergency expansion of other programs.” ShouldChildrenGrowthResponsibilityChildhoodDevelopmentPeriodsAdultsProgramPreparationPocketsExpansionEmergenciesAdaptationPrivate Life Author:Grace Abbott
“At times we are thrown suddenly into positions that seem too big for us and for which we have little preparation. The Lord stimulates our growth this way.... The Lord blesses us far beyond our natural ability and experience. However, it has been my experience that he expects us to quickly exert ourselves and acquire the things we need. He gives us a little time to improve our management skills and detailed knowledge so that we don't have to rely upon him for everything. We'll always need inspiration in these areas we couldn't possibly understand without his help.” WayNeedsGivingLittlesHas BeensHelpingBigsInspirationSeemsGrowthNaturalAbilityLordPositionSkillsAreasManagementPreparationRelyAcquireThrownBlessLittle TimeRely UponNatural AbilityManagement Skills Author:Robert E. Wells
“I think hopefully as you're getting older you're getting parts that require more preparation, and by that I just mean - I don't know, usually the older you get you get characters with more responsibility. Each one is different, there are certain movies that when the guy starts you pretty much come with that character on page one and then you see their growth, whereas other guys a lot has happened before that movie starts and you have to come in with something.” ThinkingKnowsMeanDifferentCharacterGuyCertainGrowthResponsibilityHappenedPagesHopefullyPreparationMovie StarGetting OldGetting OlderOther Guys Author:Miles Teller
“With apologies to the green movement, "sustainability" is a myth. History and archaeology show that societies are always moving to the edge of crisis, "falling forward" through growth, but then responding often successfully to the problems created. What we can hope for is that with a somewhat more controlled level of growth, and with longer-term preparations for change, we can keep responding to the inevitable smaller crises, as they arise, and continue to postpone until later and later the, perhaps ultimately inevitable, end of our civilization.” ProblemMovingFallGrowthCrisisMythPreparationInevitableSustainabilityApologyArchaeology Author:Arthur Demarest