Adults Quote by Deane Juhan

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

— Jules Renard

A parent can seem very kind and gentle, but as any child knows, as soon as that parent gets stressed, they can suddenly turn…

— Michael Sheen

Cats are peaceful and tranquil - they bring calmness with their serene personalities.

— Chris Evert

“All infants and children require and deserve comfort in order to develop properly. Soft cooing voices, gentle touch, smiles, cleanliness, and wholesome food all…

— Alexandra Katehakis

“Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to…

— Maurice Sendak

“In attunement, it is the infant who leads and the mother who follows. “Where their roles differ is in the timing of their responses,”…

— Gabor Maté

'Stress' was the catch-all every pamper-pedlar I spoke to used to explain why healthy women feel the need to be regularly patted, petted and…

— Julie Burchill

. . .from their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions, fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday…

— Maurice Sendak

To accustom the infant to get out of its own difficulties or to calm it by rocking it may be to lay the foundations…

— Jean Piaget

Giving those animals [in shelter] quality time - now, I have been in some of the shelters where the cats have been in group…

— Temple Grandin

“The addict’s reliance on the drug to reawaken her dulled feelings is no adolescent caprice. The dullness is itself a consequence of an emotional…

— Gabor Maté

A cat knows how to be comfortable, how to get the people around it to serve it. In a tranquil domestic situation, the cat…

— Anonymous