Famous quotes containing the words stanley turecki, stanley and/or turecki:
“Excessive attention, even if its negative, is such a powerful reward to a child that it actually reinforces the undesirable behavior. You need to learn restraint, to respond to far fewer situations, to ask yourself questions like, Is this really important? Could I let this behavior go? What would happen if I just wait? Could I lose by doing nothing?”
—Stanley Turecki (20th century)
“Ive tried not to exaggerate the glory of athletes. Id rather, if I could, preserve a sense of proportion, to write about them as excellent ballplayers, first-rate players. But Im sure I have contributed to false valuesas Stanley Woodward said, Godding up those ballplayers.
The sun shone, having no alternative, on the nothing new.”
—Samuel Beckett (19061989)
“Nature, we are starting to realize, is every bit as important as nurture. Genetic influences, brain chemistry, and neurological development contribute strongly to who we are as children and what we become as adults. For example, tendencies to excessive worrying or timidity, leadership qualities, risk taking, obedience to authority, all appear to have a constitutional aspect.”
—Stanley Turecki (20th century)