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"Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem."
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"Don't get involved in partial problems, but always take flight to where there is a free view over the whole single great problem, even if this view is still not a clear one."

"There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves."

"We all have problems. Or rather, everyone has at least one thing that they regard as a problem."

"I believe in supporting African solutions to African problems."

"The problems of this world are only truly solved in two ways: by extinction or duplication."

"You may have numerous answers to your problems, but none can really solve them. Answers are not solutions."
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"Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending."


"We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth."


"Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves."


"What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting."


"Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference."


"The recommended daily requirement for hugs is: four per day for survival, eight per day for maintenance, and twelve per day for growth."


"Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family."
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