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“While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.”
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“The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think”
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“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”
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“play has become too domesticated and regimented while playgrounds themselves have become more and more barren. May today are devoid of vegetation with which to form nests, shelters, wands, dolls, or other playthings...These concerns are best explored in a heterogeneous habitat, where several secret niches are harbored, the kinds that can no longer be found on prefabricated metal and plastic jungle gym.”
― The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places
― The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places
“Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified. To know love we have to invest time and commitment...'dreaming that love will save us, solve all our problems or provide a steady state of bliss or security only keeps us stuck in wishful fantasy, undermining the real power of the love -- which is to transform us.' Many people want love to function like a drug, giving them an immediate and sustained high. They want to do nothing, just passively receive the good feeling.”
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