Richard Madsen > Quotes

“What people need to accept is that it is there responsibility to communicate what they need and what they feel, and to realize that they cannot expect someone else magically to make them happy. People want to be made happy, instead of making themselves happy”
― Richard Madsen, Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life

“If other people don't meet your needs, you have to be willing to walk out, since in the end that may well be the only one way to protect your interests.”
― Richard Madsen, Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life