Alexander Sutherland Neill Quotes & Sayings

I never once went to a prostitute, maybe because so many enthusiastic amateurs were around. — Alexander Sutherland Neill

The difficult child is the child who is unhappy. He is at war with himself; and in consequence, he is at war with the world. — Alexander Sutherland Neill

When my first wife & I began the school, we had one main idea: to make the school fit the child - instead of making the child fit the school. — Alexander Sutherland Neill

I answered that one learns to live, not by hearing of other lives, but by living; for words are infinitely less important than acts. — Alexander Sutherland Neill

There is never a problem child; there is only a problem parent — Alexander Sutherland Neill

The function of the child is to live his own life - not the life that his anxious parents think he should live. — Alexander Sutherland Neill

It starts with a crush, it then may turn into love, and hopefully will end up as soulmates. — Alexander Sutherland Neill

Take from others what you want, but never be a disciple of anyone. — Alexander Sutherland Neill

Free children are not easily influenced; the absence of fear accounts for this phenomenon. Indeed, the absence of fear is the finest thing that can happen to a child. — Alexander Sutherland Neill