Famous quotes containing the words principal and/or amount:
“All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“How can we help a child change from undependable to dependable, from a mediocre student to a capable student, from someone who won’t amount to very much to someone who will count for something. The answer is at once both simple and complicated: We treat a child as if he already is what we would like him to become.”
—Haim Ginott (20th century)