“Man has existed for about a million years. He has possessed writing for about 6,000 years, agriculture somewhat longer, but perhaps not much longer. Science, as a dominant factor in determining the belief of educated men, has existed for about 300 years; as a source of economic technique, for about 150 years. In this brief period it has proved itself an incredibly powerful revolutionary force. When we consider how recently it has risen to power, we find ourselves forced to believe that we are at the very beginning of its work in transforming human life.” MenWritingYearsBelieveHumansScienceBeliefForcePowerfulHistoryMillionsPowerLearningEconomicSourcePeriodsEconomicsTechniqueFactorsEducatedHuman LifeRevolutionaryPossessedAgricultureDominantTransformingRisenEducated Man Book:The Impact of Science On Society Source: The Impact of Science On Society
“It is as if, to every period of history, there corresponded a privileged age and a particular division of human life: "youth" is the privileged age of the seventeenth century, childhood of the nineteenth, adolescence of the twentieth.” IfsHumansAgeChildhoodCenturyYouthParticularPeriodsHuman LifeDivisionAdolescencePrivileged Book:Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life Source: Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life
“Every time is a time for comedy in a world of tension that would languish without it. But I cannot confine myself to lightness in a period of human life that demands light. We all know that, as the old adage has it, "It is later than you think." But I also say occasionally: "It is lighter than you think." In this light let's not look back in anger, or forward in fear, but around in awareness.” ThinkingKnowsWorldHumansLooksLightComedyAwarenessPeriodsDemandHuman LifeTensionAdagesLightersLightnessLanguish Author:James Thurber
“At 13 I was someone that didn't have a personality yet. It's a fascinating period in a human life. It's so exciting because you are in between childhood and adulthood.” HumansChildhoodPersonalityPeriodsExcitingHuman LifeFascinatingAdulthood Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
“Within a month of intense life in the mountains is going through so much, what used to be a period of several years; This is a occupancy for people greedy for life - human life is not enough.” PeopleYearsHumansEnoughLife IsUsedMonthsPeriodsMountainIntenseUsed To BeHuman LifeGreedy Author:Jerzy Kukuczka