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“A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.”
― James Dickey

“Academic failure contributes to poverty and poor health and undermines workforce productivity in ways that harm the entire society.”
― Anthony Biglan, The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World

“The tobacco control movement provides a good model for how to achieve massive societal changes. In 1965, over 50 percent of men and 34 percent of women smoked. By 2010, only 23.5 percent of men and 17.9 percent of women were smoking (CDC 2011). These numbers represent one of the twentieth century’s most important public health achievements.”
― Anthony Biglan, The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World

“After forty years of working on prevention of a wide range of common and costly psychological and behavioral problems, I am convinced we have the knowledge to achieve a healthier, happier, and more prosperous society than has ever been seen in human history.”
― Anthony Biglan, The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World