I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that denies whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAs soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheA man sees in the world what he carries in his heart
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheNothing shows a man’s character more than what he laughs at.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheMagic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI love those who yearn for the impossible
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheTalent develops itself in solitude; character in the stream of life.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe