“We can consider the process of healthy growth to be a never ending series of free choice situations, confronting each individual at every point throughout his life, in which he must choose between the delights of safety and growth, dependence and independence, regression and progression, immaturity and maturity.” ChoicesIndividualProcessGrowthSituationHealthySafetyIndependenceSeriesDelightMaturityDependenceProgressionNever EndingConfrontingImmaturityFree ChoiceRegression Book:Toward a Psychology of Being Source: Toward a Psychology of Being
“I have a thing about honesty; I think it's crucial to a relationship. Otherwise, one person holds all the power. It's healthy to be straightforward, and it turns out you can wind up weathering a lot. Knowing that everything is on the table - what you see is what you get - lends a sense of safety.” ThinkingPersonsTurnsKnowingHonestyWindHealthySafetyTablesCrucialStraightforwardYou Can Win Author:Jennifer Connelly
“The public is ready now for a safety net for the middle class, something not just for the poor, but for everyone who will need help, from time to time, in order to own a home, educate their kids, keep themselves healthy or have something to retire on.” NeedsHelpingHomeKidsOrderPoorClassMiddleReadyHealthySafetyMiddle ClassRetiringEducateNeed HelpSafety Net Author:Barney Frank
“Everything that we believe in and count on is really in question right now. Our safety net, public education, housing, health care, so many things that are fundamental to a healthy democracy, are under attack. So I think, in general we've got a lot of work to do.” ThinkingBelieveCareDemocracyHealthyRight NowSafetyFundamentalsHealth CareHousingPublic EducationSafety Net Author:Ai-jen Poo
“What it means to be human is to bring up your children in safety, educate them, keep them healthy, teach them how to care for themselves and others, allow them to develop in their own way among adults who are sane and responsibile, who know the value of the world and not its economic potential. It means art, it means time, it means all the invisibles never counted by the GDP and the census figures. It means knowing that life has an inside as well as an outside. And I think it means love.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayHumansWellsMeanChildrenArtCareValuesTeachKnowingEconomicFiguresHealthyAdultsSafetyYour ChildrenEducateSaneGdpCensusWhat It Means To Be HumanMean Love Author:Jeanette Winterson