“If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn ...
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight ...
If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive ...
If a child lives with pity, he learns to feel sorry for himself ...
If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy ...
If a child lives with jealousy, he learns to feel envy ...
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilty ... 

BUT

If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient ...
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident ...
If a child lives with praise, he learns to be appreciative ...
If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love ...
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves...
If a child lives with honesty, he learns what truth is ...
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice . . .
If children live with recognition, they learn to have a goal. . .
If children live with sharing, they learn to be generous. . .
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith in himself and those about him...
If a child lives with friendliness, he learns the world is a nice place in which to live. "

Dorothy Law Nolte, Children Learn What They Live: Parenting to Inspire Values

A fantastic speech by Ghandi, inspired by the words of the great Chinese Sage Lao Tzu:

"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of the four questions: When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence?"
~ Gabrielle Roth

"Falling into prayer is exactly the same as falling in love. It is an infinite fall; you never come out of it. In all of human existence, these two experiences are the highest." ~Yogi Bhajan 

"If you want to know what your experiences were like in the past, then you can examine your body now; if you want to know what your body will look like in the future, then examine your experiences now. The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, and not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.” ~The Buddha 

“Never doubt that a thoughtful, commited group of people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has…”

Margaret Mead was a distinguished anthropologist, an intellectual and a scientist. She is the author of numerous books on primitive societies and she also wrote about many contemporary issues. Some of the areas in which she was prominent were education, ecology, the women's movement, the bomb, and student uprisings.
Margaret Mead was a woman who blended knowledge and action. 'Time' magazine in fact named her "Mother of the World" in 1969. In the political realm she served as a diplomat, without a portfolio, to many presidents in the areas of ecology and nutrition. She also had a great deal of concern about the role of science and technology in world politics.