Born Quote by Andrew Vachss

Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them.

— Sigmund Freud

Ego is an immature stage of development for humans, and that's what it will be recognized as when the consciousness changes on the planet.…

— Eckhart Tolle

“Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves. All the literature is consistent…

— Gregory Maguire

Children internalize their parents' unhappiness. Fortunately, they absorb our contentment just as readily.

— Lucille Ball

“little children never get frozen by their selfishness. Like the disciples, they come just as they are, totally self-absorbed. They seldom get it right.…

— Paul Miller

Parents' ability to survive a child's unabating needs, wants, and demands...varies enormously. Some people can give and give…Whether children are good or bad, brilliant…

— Stella Chess

Unless taught otherwise, children are the most selfish, oblivious little Philistines on the planet. They have no family, no job, no responsibilities, and nothing…

— Steven Crowder

Children are not created fully equipped with such values as courage, compassion, integrity, and insights into the motives and needs of themselves and of…

— Irene Hunt

“Children's egocentric tendency to attribute their own view of world to others, only later come to realize that they may have a unique and…

— Jacqui Stedmon

All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection

— Alice Miller

“Peer-oriented kids are repelled by similarity to their parents and want to be as different as possible from them. Since sameness means closeness, pursuing…

— Gabor Maté

We know – it has been measured in many experiments – that children with strong impulse control grow to be better adjusted, more dependable,…

— Jonathan Sacks