QUOTES BY Temple Grandin

If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the earth, then men would still be socializing in front of a wood fire at the entrance to a cave.

It's OK to be an eccentric; it's not OK to be a rude and dirty eccentric.

Even today, romantic love is just not part of my life. And you know what? That's okay with me.

They may ask why nature or God created such horrible conditions as autism, manic depression, and schizophrenia. However, if the genes that caused these conditions were eliminated there might be a terrible price to pay.

I don't like radical anything; left or right. I have a radical dislike of radicals.

You've read about action at a distance, or quantum theory. I've always had the feeling that when I go to a meat plant I must be very careful, because God's watching. Quantum theory will get me.

The meaning of life is if something that you did made something better.

The popularization of the term neurodivergence and society’s growing understanding about the different ways that brains work are unquestionably positive developments for many individuals like me.

We hear a great deal about the need to fix the infrastructure in this country, but we are too focused on the things that need improving and updating rather than the people who will be able to do the work.

I often get asked what I would do to improve both elementary and high school. The first step would be to put more of an emphasis on hands-on classes such as art, music, sewing, woodworking, cooking, theater, auto mechanics and welding.

The true measure of an education isn't what grades a student gets today, but where they are 10 years later.

Complementary skills are the key to successful teams.