“Every structure is to be thought of as a particular form of equilibrium, more or less stable within its restricted field and losing its stability on reaching the limits of the field.”
"According to Claparède, feelings appoint a goal for behaviour, while intelligence merely provides the means (the "technique"). But there exists an awareness of ends as well as of means, and this continually modifies the goals of action."
- Jean Piaget
Awareness
"What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see."
- Jean Piaget
Awareness
"A response is thus a particular case of interaction between the external world and the subject, but unlike physiological interactions, which are of a material nature and involve an internal change in the bodies which are present, the responses studied by psychology are of a functional nature and are achieved at greater and greater distances in space (perception, etc.) and in time (memory, etc.) besides following more and more complex paths (reversals, detours, etc.)."
- Jean Piaget
Awareness
"We shall simply say then that every action involves an energetic or affective aspect and a structural or cognitive aspect, which, in fact, unites the different points of view already mentioned."
- Jean Piaget
Balance
"Are we forming children who are only capable of learning what is known, or should we try to develop creative and innovative minds?"
- Jean Piaget
Creativity
"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."
- Beauty and the Beast
Balance
"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."
- Catherine Pulsifer
Balance
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
- Albert Einstein
Balance
"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."
Balance
"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."
- Kunio Yaobi
Balance