Formative Quotes

67 quotes by 64 authors

It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels… — Ezra Taft Benson
I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that I saw when I was… — John Carpenter
Sometimes a simple, almost insignificant gesture on the part of a teacher can have a profound formative effect on the life of a student. — Paulo Freire
I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the Greek notion of allowing Chance to take a formative hand… — Robertson Davies
Since there is no such thing as absolute rightness and truth, we always pursue the artificial, leading, human truth. We judge and make a truth… — Gerhard Richter
During the first formative centuries of its existence, Christianity was separated from and indeed antagonistic to the state, with which it only later became involved.… — Bernard Lewis
Postmodern irony and cynicism's become an end in itself, a measure of hip sophistication and literary savvy. Few artists dare to try to talk about… — David Foster Wallace
I Lived on the street when i was a kid, i wasnâ€™t even at school, so i had a whole different set of experiences for… — Jared Leto
My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim. — Rachel Hunter
Future U.S. political leaders, those for whom the Cold War was not the formative experience that it was for me, may not consider the return… — Robert M. Gates
I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation has been in… — Herbie Hancock
A part of sexuality may go to research, and a much larger part must lead to aesthetic creation. The art of the future will, because… — John Desmond Bernal
A moment's reflection shows that Liberalism is entirely negative. It is not a formative force, but always and only a disintegrating force. — Francis Parker Yockey
What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement. — David Price
Now, today, some children are enrolled in excellent programs. Some children are enrolled in mediocre programs. And some are wasting away their most formative years… — Barack Obama
The power which works through the formative principles of every religion in every country is manifested in the forms of religion. . . — Swami Vivekananda
This grant gave me more than memories; it gave me a crucial experience that is formative to all writers: the ability to perceive that we… — Paula Vogel
All this has been very formative in both my research and my teaching, so I value it enormously in my life. It's why I'm a… — Paul Rozin
In a crystal we have clear evidence of the existence of a formative life principle, and though we cannot understand the life of a crystal,… — Nikola Tesla
Even now, after whatever gains feminism has made in involving fathers in the rearing of their children, I still think virtually all of us spend… — Reynolds Price

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