Mary Wiseman Quotes

Man is a child of his environment.

Obviously, all of us have been influenced by those around us.

We are such a product of our upbringing and environment.

I believe we are more a product of our homes than of any other single influence.

We don't grow up in vacuums. We grow up in societies.

I think that you form the way that you act from others around you; it's a kind of an environmental thing.

I think your values are always influenced by your family and your community.

Man can never expect to start from scratch; he must start from ready-made things, like even his own mother and father.

I really do believe in the influence of your surroundings.

Having a great dad probably permitted me to pal around with guys in a way that some women don't.

There's nothing like meeting someone's family to get a true sense of them and a reflection of their ethics and personality. It just makes them a more rounded person.

The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.

Anybody is influenced by where and how he lives.

The first half of life is spent mainly in finding out who we are through seeing ourselves in our interaction with others.

It seems obvious that moral stages must primarily be the products of the child's interaction with others rather than the direct unfolding of biological or neurological structures.

I think you are a product of the environment you surround yourself in, and everything you've experienced is a part of you and the fabric you are in.

I'm very much a person of nurture over nature. When the world is not nurturing, it can really change a man.

People are shaped in myriad ways by their upbringing and family. We also have agency in our lives, the people we become, and the lives we lead.

As a kid, you're so at the mercy of the people around you, the people raising you, your environment.

Well let me just say, for a man, a lot of how your approach and you're dealing with women comes from your mom.

You're molded by the period you were brought up in.

I grew up in Georgia, and my mom would tell me how to perform and act. So I learned to repress a lot of myself so that other people would feel comfortable.

We're all a result of our early years and our nature and nurture.

I think that, any young child or teenager, you take a lot from your parents when you're growing up.

I got a little bit of the Marine mentality from my dad, I guess. You can't but help absorb the culture you're around.