"As adults feign disinterest in science - children can grab hold of it to distinguish themselves"

"Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made"

"Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them"

"If children grew up according to early indications, we should have nothing but geniuses"

"Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth"

"At the heart of the Reggio Emilia approach is the belief that children are full of potential, competent, and capable of constructing their own learning"

"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"

"The soul is healed by being with children"

"Science never solves a problem without creating ten more"

"Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more"

"Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve"