Todd

“When a child has that strong emotional connection with a parent, the parent’s upset, disappointment, or anger creates enough pain in the child to become a disciplinary event in itself.”
― John M. Gottman, Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child

“On this issue, the United States is an outlaw, waiting to be brought to justice.”
― Chalmers Johnson, Dismantling the Empire: America's Last Best Hope

“It is time to realize, however, that the real dangers to America today come not from the newly rich people of East Asia but from our own ideological rigidity, our deep-seated belief in our own propaganda.”
― Chalmers Johnson, Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire

“There are three paradoxes of the Christian life: You must give in order to receive, you must let go in order to possess, and you must die in order to live.”
― B.G. Lavastida Los Pinos Nuevos