Man is largely a creature of habit, and many of his activities are more or less automatic reflexes from the stimuli of his environment.

Puberty for a girl is like floating down a broadening river into an open sea.

Precisely what menstruation is, is not yet very well known.

The man of the future may, and even must, do things impossible in the past and acquire new motor variations not given by heredity.

Adolescence is when the very worst and best impulses in the human soul struggle against each other for possession.

Being an only child is a disease in itself.

Oneness with Nature is the glory of childhood; oneness with childhood is the glory of the Teacher.

Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.

Normal children often pass through stages of passionate cruelty, laziness, lying and thievery.

.. every step of the upward way is strewn with wreckage of body, mind, and morals.

Constant muscular activity was natural for the child, and, therefore, the immense effort of the drillmaster teachers to make children sit still was harmful and useless.

To resist evil is to stand firm against the wrong committed without reacting to the wrong-doer!

You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations.

Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.

If Messi is the best on the planet, Ronaldo is the best in the universe.

I like when people are very passionate about what they want to write about. Even if it's silly, you can be very passionate about it.

Democracy disciplined and enlightened is the finest thing in the world. A democracy prejudiced, ignorant, superstitious, will land itself in chaos and may be self-destroyed.

I think Douglas [Adams] is writing with an eye to irony for adults at the same time as entertaining children.

When it comes to our integrity: one moment in a dark place can cast a shadow for a lifetime.

I think that the older you get, the more you become your true, essential self. You find the things that make you happy. You whittle away the parts of yourself that mean less to you.

I've always wanted to do a real comedy. I haven't done enough, and it seems silly not to do more, considering the fact that people tend to laugh at me.