One goes through school, college, medical school and one's internship learning little or nothing about goodness but a good deal about success.
Ashley MontaguToday, while the titular head of the family may still be the father, everyone knows that he is little more than chairman, at most, of the entertainment committee.
Ashley MontaguMan is the only 150 pound nonlinear servomechanism that can be wholly reproduced by unskilled labor.
Ashley MontaguThe moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us.
Ashley MontaguGirls marry for love. Boys marry because of a chronic irritation that causes them to gravitate in the direction of objects with certain curvilinear properties.
Ashley MontaguAny form of corporal punishment or 'spanking' is a violent attack upon another human being's integrity. The effect remains with the victim forever and becomes an unforgiving part of his or hier personality--a massive frustration resulting in a hostility which will seek expression in later life in violent acts towards others. The sooner we understand that love and gentleness are the only kinds of called-far behavior towards children, the better. The child, especially, learns to become the kind of human being that he or she has experienced. This should be fully understood by all caregivers.
Ashley Montagu