Loose Rein

Famous quotes containing the words loose and/or rein:

    “How many things are now at loose ends! Who knows which way the wind will blow tomorrow?”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “School success is not predicted by a child’s fund of facts or a precocious ability to read as much as by emotional and social measures; being self-assured and interested: knowing what kind of behavior is expected and how to rein in the impulse to misbehave; being able to wait, to follow directions, and to turn to teachers for help; and expressing needs while getting along with other children.”
    —Daniel Goleman (20th century)