Theorist Piaget Quotes & Sayings

There is deception. People who think they are enlightened and it's just ego. — Frederick Lenz

In the 1954 Internal Revenue Code, a Republican Congress changed forty-year, straight-line depreciation for buildings to permit 'accelerated depreciation' of greenfield income-producing property in seven years. By enabling owners to depreciate or write off the value of a building in such a short time, the law created a gigantic hidden subsidy for the developers of cheap new commercial buildings located on strips. Accelerated depreciation not only encouraged poor construction, it also discouraged maintenance ... After time, the result was abandonment. — Dolores Hayden

Principle of Change #1: Discontent + Passion Drive Change — Brett Blumenthal

Maria, groaning for scraps, would drape his head on my feet as I ate, trying to camouflage himself as my napkin or the rug. — Arthur Phillips

That's what I always liked about science fiction - you can make the world end. Humour is my multiple warhead delivery system. — Gary Shteyngart

You may have heard that a dean is to faculty as a hydrant is to a dog. — Alfred Kahn

The mark of Friendship is not that help will be given when the pinch comes (of course it will) but that, having been given, it makes no difference at all. — C.S. Lewis

If you have peace of mind, when you meet with problems and difficulties they won't disturb your inner peace. You'll be able to employ your human intelligence more effectively. But, if your mental state is disturbed, full of emotion, it is very difficult to cope with problems, because the mind that is full of emotion is biased, unable to see reality. So whatever you do will be unrealistic and naturally fail. — Dalai Lama

Throughout my teens, I just wanted to go somewhere I could wear a Donald Duck pin and no one would care. — Paul Feig

The beckoning counts, not the clicking latch behind you — Freya Stark

Fat man, tall man, big dick, small, ain't nobody gonna have it all, he mumbled, snickering to himself. — Ethan Day

The trouble with a great sadness is that it doesn't fit inside your body. — Manuel Rivas