Wallace Stegner Quotes

Men are built, not born.... Give me the baby, and I'll make it climb and use its hands in constructing buildings of stone or wood.... I'll make it a thief, a gunman or a dope fiend. The possibilities of shaping in any direction are almost endless.

It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of logical knowledge, mathematical knowledge, physical knowledge, and so forth.

Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.

So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms of the overall personalities or the child-rearing practices of parents.

Each new generation of children grows up in the new environment its parents have created, and each generation of brains becomes wired in a different way. The human mind can change radically in just a few generations.

The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.

I've impacted peoples' lives in such a way that they'll never forget.

I work in a mix of areas and am informed by them all: child development, psycholinguistics, education, and most especially, cognitive neuroscience.

A problem of future research is to clarify how young children learn what type of social comparative information is most useful for efficacy evaluation

Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.

There was a child went forth everyday, And the first object he looked upon and received with wonder or pity or dread, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day... or for many years or stretching cycles of years.

Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.

We've got to do a better job with our kids. Teach good values, teach the fundamentals.

Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.

Kids grow up awfully fast these days,"she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.

As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.

I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.

To earn more, you must learn more.

To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.

The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them. They don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.

We ought to be doing all we can to make it possible for every child to fulfill his or her God-given potential.

In looking for people to hire, look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if they don't have the first, the other two will kill you.

Tolerance can lead to learning something.

Ordinary people love entertainment. Extraordinary people adore education.