Famous quotes containing the words hippopotamus and/or behavior:
“Wildly dissimilar
yet actuated by the same fear,
the hippopotamus and the wild-deer
hide by the same river.”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)
“School success is not predicted by a child’s fund of facts or a precocious ability to read as much as by emotional and social measures; being self-assured and interested: knowing what kind of behavior is expected and how to rein in the impulse to misbehave; being able to wait, to follow directions, and to turn to teachers for help; and expressing needs while getting along with other children.”
—Daniel Goleman (20th century)