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> [When a baby is born the mother in particular enters into a new larger relationship with the world. She has become connected to all people. She is part of keeping us on earthnot the "us" comprised of individuals but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/when-a-baby-is-born-the-mother-in-particular-enters-into-a-new-larger/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

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## More by Gavin de Becker

> [“We want recognition, not accomplishment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/we-want-recognition-not-accomplishment/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“Contrary to what people believe about the intuition of dogs, your intuitive abilities are vastly superior (and given that you add to your experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/contrary-to-what-people-believe-about-the-intuition-of-dogs-your/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“Generally speaking, rapport-building has a far better reputation than it deserves. It is perceived as admirable when in fact it is almost always done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/generally-speaking-rapport-building-has-a-far-better-reputation-than/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman describes seven key abilities most beneficial for human beings: the ability to motivate ourselves, to persist against frustration, to delay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/emotional-intelligence-daniel-goleman-describes-seven-key-abilities/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“Every day, people engaged in the clever defiance of their own intuition become, in mid-thought, victims of violence and accidents. So when we wonder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/every-day-people-engaged-in-the-clever-defiance-of-their-own/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. People seeking to control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/niceness-does-not-equal-goodness-niceness-is-a-decision-a-strategy-of/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [I encourage people to remember that "no" is a complete sentence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/i-encourage-people-to-remember-that-no-is-a-complete-sentence/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“When young, they are attached by heavy chains to large stakes driven deep into the ground. They pull and yank and strain and struggle,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/when-young-they-are-attached-by-heavy-chains-to-large-stakes-driven/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“Every human behavior can be explained by what precedes it, but that does not excuse it,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/every-human-behavior-can-be-explained-by-what-precedes-it-but-that/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“The institutions of psychiatry, law enforcement, and government have proved that no matter what your resources, you cannot reliably control the conduct of crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/the-institutions-of-psychiatry-law-enforcement-and-government-have/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“The institutions of psychiatry, law enforcement, and goverment have proved that no matter what our resources, you cannot reliable control the conduct of CRAZY…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/the-institutions-of-psychiatry-law-enforcement-and-goverment-have/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“Conditional rejections are not rejections—they are discussions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/conditional-rejections-are-not-rejections-they-are-discussions/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“A Natural History of the Senses, author Diane Ackerman says, “The brain is a good stagehand. It gets on with its work while we’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/a-natural-history-of-the-senses-author-diane-ackerman-says-the-brain/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“Unlike when people lived in small communities and could not escape their past behavior, we live in an age of anonymous one-time encounters, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/unlike-when-people-lived-in-small-communities-and-could-not-escape/)

[Gavin de Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-de-becker/)

> [“We must learn and then teach our children that niceness does not equal goodness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-de-becker/we-must-learn-and-then-teach-our-children-that-niceness-does-not/)

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