Robert Norbutas > Robert's Quotes

“I am different, not less.”
― Temple Grandin

“You simply cannot tell other people they are stupid, even if they really are stupid.”
― Temple Grandin, The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's

“If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.”
― Temple Grandin

“In an ideal world the scientist should find a method to prevent the most severe forms of autism but allow the milder forms to survive. After all, the really social people did not invent the first stone spear. It was probably invented by an Aspie who chipped away at rocks while the other people socialized around the campfire. Without autism traits we might still be living in caves.”
― Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism

“The worst thing you can do is nothing. (re: teaching children with autism)”
― Temple Grandin

“There’s a saying in engineering: You can build things cheap, fast, or right, but not all three.”
― Temple Grandin, Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals – A NYT Bestseller on the Emotional Needs of Dogs, Cats, Horses, and Zoo Creatures

“DIFFERENT NOT LESS”
― Temple Grandin

“The world needs all types of minds.”
― Temple Grandin