Commonwealth Observer Group

Famous quotes containing the words commonwealth, observer and/or group:

    “This little world, this little state, this little commonwealth of our own....”
    —Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

    “I had such a wonderful feeling last night, walking beneath the dark sky while cannon boomed on my right and guns on my left ... the feeling that I could change the world only by being there.”
    —Viorica Butnariu, Rumanian student at Bucharest University. letter, Dec. 23, 1989, to American friend. Observer (London, Dec. 31, 1989)

    “We often overestimate the influence of a peer group on our teenager. While the peer group is most influential in matters of taste and preference, we parents are most influential in more abiding matters of standards, beliefs, and values.”
    —David Elkind (20th century)