Mistakes are a natural part of growing up. They're to be expected and made light of. But children bloom like spring flowers under praise. They want so much to be noticed and appreciated, to excel and have that excellence noticed.
Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith Mohler, 1994.
-- Earl Nightingale, ( 1921-1989), US voicist; He became a legendary icon to kids across the nation, as the voice radio hero, Sky King.