--- title: "1 Conversations Learn Quotes By John Brockman" description: "1 Conversations Learn quotes by John Brockman. Plus more from John Brockman and more Conversations Learn sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/john-brockman-13638_children_children-need-practice-dealing-with-othe_1571090.jpg" --- > [“Children need practice dealing with other people. With people, practice never leads to perfect. But perfect isn’t the goal. Perfect is the goal only in a simulation. Children become fearful of not being in control in a domain where control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/children-need-practice-dealing-with-other-people-with-people-practice/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/john-brockman-13638_children_children-need-practice-dealing-with-othe_1571090.jpg) ## More by John Brockman > [“The black expanse over our heads promise places where our industries can use resource extraction, zero-gravity manufacturing, better communications, perhaps even energy harvested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/the-black-expanse-over-our-heads-promise-places-where-our-industries/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“If the concept that technologies have biases were to become common knowledge, we could implement them consciously and purposefully. If we don’t bring this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/if-the-concept-that-technologies-have-biases-were-to-become-common/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“Narcissistic leaders. The ultimate weapon of mass destruction is a state. When a state is taken over by a leader with the classic triad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/narcissistic-leaders-the-ultimate-weapon-of-mass-destruction-is-a/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“Adolescence is a period of life when the brain is malleable, and it represents a good opportunity for learning and social development. However, according…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/adolescence-is-a-period-of-life-when-the-brain-is-malleable-and-it/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“Happy brains are all alike; every unhappy brain is unhappy in its own way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/happy-brains-are-all-alike-every-unhappy-brain-is-unhappy-in-its-own/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“Sometimes science fiction does become scientific discovery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/sometimes-science-fiction-does-become-scientific-discovery/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“But discoveries are what usually egg us on. Not finding anything would be very bad indeed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/but-discoveries-are-what-usually-egg-us-on-not-finding-anything-would/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“But there is another case for curating as a vanguard activity for the twenty-first century. As the artist Tino Sehgal has pointed out, modern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/but-there-is-another-case-for-curating-as-a-vanguard-activity-for-the/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“Really tapping into our inner vision and inner child might not make us happier or better adjusted, but it might make us appreciate just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/really-tapping-into-our-inner-vision-and-inner-child-might-not-make/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“twice as many people in India have access to cell phones as to latrines.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/twice-as-many-people-in-india-have-access-to-cell-phones-as-to/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“Worry descends upon the worrier like a fever. Without appropriate treatment, that febrile anxiety burns away at the soul. With such treatment, the fever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/worry-descends-upon-the-worrier-like-a-fever-without-appropriate/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“Kakonomics (from the Greek, the economics of the worst) describes cases wherein people not only have the standard preference for receiving high-quality goods and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/kakonomics-from-the-greek-the-economics-of-the-worst-describes-cases/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“Change is the law. Stability and consistency are illusions, temporary in any case, a heroic achievement of human will and persistence at best. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/change-is-the-law-stability-and-consistency-are-illusions-temporary/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“After several decades of empirical study, Jaques concluded that just as humans differ in intelligence, we differ in our ability to handle time-dependent complexity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/after-several-decades-of-empirical-study-jaques-concluded-that-just/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) > [“people readily accept credit when told they have succeeded, attributing it to their ability and effort. Yet they attribute failure to such external factors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/people-readily-accept-credit-when-told-they-have-succeeded/) [John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conversations-learn/john-brockman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Conversations Learn Quotes By John Brockman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Children need practice dealing with other people. With people, practice never leads to perfect. But perfect isn’t the goal. Perfect is the goal only in a simulation. Children become fearful of not being in control in a domain where control is not the point. Beyond this, children use conversations with one another to learn how to have conversations with themselves. 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