Ann Veneman/state of The World%E2%80%99s Children

Famous quotes containing the words ann, state and/or children:

    “Is it not rather what we expect in men, that they should have numerous strands of experience lying side by side and never compare them with each other?”
    —George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)

    “There is nothing worse than an idle hour, with no occupation offering. People who have many such hours are simply animals waiting docilely for death. We all come to that state soon or late. It is the curse of senility.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    “Think of the child’s question as the start of a two-way conversation rather than a question-and-answer session. Sometimes it may be necessary to learn what children think about the subject and what misconceptions they may have before providing an answer.”
    —Ruth Formanek (20th century)