"The precursor of the mirror is the mother's…" — Donald Woods Winnicott

"The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face."

— Donald Woods Winnicott

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14 Quotes by Donald Woods Winnicott

Donald Woods Winnicott has 14 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The scientific approach to the phenomenon of human nature enables us to be ignorant without bieng frightened, and without, therefore,…
There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.
We fight to exist. Personally, I am not ashamed of fighting to exist. We are doing no very extraordinary thing…
It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.
The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.
Play like dreams serves the function of self realization.
What is a normal child like? Does he just eat and grow and smile sweetly? No, that is not what…
It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found.
Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.
The mother gazes at the baby in her arms, and the baby gazes at his mother's face and finds himself…
It is in playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and…
There is for many a poverty of play.

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More Face Quotes

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One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about… — J. J. Abrams
If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times. — Lance Armstrong
I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's… — Neil Armstrong
I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people,… — Arthur Ashe
It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. — Francis of Assisi
The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. — Fred Astaire
Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing. — Kevyn Aucoin
My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. — Diane Ackerman
I was in preschool and a girl actually kissed me on the cheek. I didn't know what to do. I… — Jensen Ackles
I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. — Lauren Bacall
It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and… — Red Adair

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