Carnegie hall Quote by Edify.me

“Most of our children are not prodigies, or even particularly gifted in any one field, but they all have the potential to shine as…

— Barbara Lourie Sand

“The biologist and intellectual E. O. Wilson was once asked what represented the most hindrance to the development of children; his answer was the…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I've always been interested in exploring the concept of child prodigies. When I was younger, I wrote a story about Mozart as a child,…

— Marie Lu

Kids should be encouraged to compete.

— Twyla Tharp

We are raising today's children in sterile, risk-averse and highly structured environments. In so doing, we are failing to cultivate artists, pioneers and entrepreneurs,…

— Darell Hammond

Every child should try everything: sport, music, art, mathematics; they can do it all. Copying and competition are now seen as twin evils, but…

— Tony Buzan

If children can't handle competition when it's necessary, or take some criticism, or never strive to be better because their parents inadvertently programmed them…

— LZ Granderson

It's important for parents to put kids in positions where they can succeed and to teach competition because competition exists not only in sports.

— Ray Allen

“If children are encouraged at this stage, receiving praise for their accomplishments, they will start to exhibit industry by being thorough, and persisting through…

— Nancy Sander

“Children, even when very young, have the capacity for inventive thought and decisive action. They have worthwhile ideas. They make perceptive connections. They’re individuals…

— Lori McWilliam Pickert

The sports of children satisfy the child.

— Oliver Goldsmith

Every child has an enormous drive to demonstrate competence.

— R. Buckminster Fuller