The only thing that can save us as a species is seeing how we're not thinking about future generations in the way we live. Erik Erikson futuregenerationlive Change image and share on social
Life doesn't make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all. Erik Erikson interdependencelearnlife Change image and share on social
Every adult, whether he is a follower or a leader, a member of a mass or of an elite, was once a child. He was once small. A sense of smallness forms a substratum in his mind, ineradicably. His triumphs will be measured against this smallness; his defeats will substantiate it. Erik Erikson adultchilddefeat share on social
We cannot leave history entirely to nonclinical observers and to professional historians. Erik Erikson historianhistoryleave Change image and share on social
When we looked at the life cycle in our 40s, we looked to old people for wisdom. At 80, though, we look at other 80-year-olds to see who got wise and who not. Lots of old people don't get wise, but you don't get wise unless you age. Erik Erikson 40sagecycle share on social
There is in every child at every stage a new miracle of vigorous unfolding, which constitutes a new hope and a new responsibility for all. Erik Erikson childconstitutehope Change image and share on social
Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death. Erik Erikson childdeathelder Change image and share on social
Nobody likes to be found out, not even one who has made ruthless confession a part of his profession. Any autobiographer, therefore, at least between the lines, spars with his reader and potential judge. Erik Erikson autobiographerconfessionfind share on social
Man's true taproots are nourished in the sequence of generations, and he loses his taproots in disrupted developmental time, not in abandoned localities. Erik Erikson abandondevelopmentaldisrupt Change image and share on social
