“the sculpting of the brain’s circuitry during this period of brain growth depends to a great degree on what a child experiences day-to-day.”

“Children who are well nurtured and whose parents help them learn how to calm down when they are upset, for instance, seem to develop greater strength in the brain’s circuits for managing distress;”

“the real tests of life can come a child’s way at any moment,”

“the sculpting of the brain’s circuitry during this period of brain growth depends to a great degree on what a child experiences day-to-day.”

“At best, IQ contributes about 20 percent to the factors that determine life success, which leaves 80 percent to other forces.”