Mobs in their emotions
Mobs in their emotions are much like children, subject to the same tantrums and fits of fury. Euripides
Tantrums
I was never a
I was never a girl that dreamt of being a princess and I never dreamt about my wedding day. I hated pink and I hated fairies. I only liked hanging out with boys. I remember throwing a tantrum if my mum put me in pink. I wasn’t a particularly girly girl. Emily Blunt
The colicky baby who
The colicky baby who becomes calm, the quiet infant who throws temper tantrums at two, the wild child at four who becomes seriousand studious at six all seem to surprise their parents. It is difficult to let go of one’s image of a child, say goodbye to the child a parent knows, and get accustomed … Read more
Richard Dawkins says he
Richard Dawkins says he can’t be sure God doesn’t exist. Well, you know what I do when I’m not sure about something? I go on a big crusade about it and write a bunch of books on the subject. No, wait, that sounds more like what someone with a mental disorder would do. That’s one … Read more
What happens when you\’re
What happens when you’re a child professional is that you have to be, well, professional. You’re taught not to have tantrums, to always people-please. Fergie
Temper tantrums, however fun
Temper tantrums, however fun they may be to throw, rarely solve whatever problem is causing them. Daniel Handler
The tantrums of cloth-headed
The tantrums of cloth-headed celluloid idols are deemed fit for grown-up conversation, while silence settles over such a truly important matter as food. Clifton Fadiman
We think of communication
We think of communication as words. But a screaming child is trying to say something. A tantrum carries a message. Hitting is communication. Sleep patterns carry a message. Even the sulky belligerence of a teen is an attempt to convey a message. Everything the child does says something to the person who is willing to … Read more
She was an alien,
She was an alien, really – a sort of eating, pooping, tantrum machine – and he didn’t understand anything about her species. Christopher Moore
We are on the
We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances that say if you get 51% of the vote, you don’t get your way 100% of the time. … Read more