Dennis Rainey

“Male passivity is a disease that robs a man of his purpose while it destroys marriages, ruins families, and spoils legacies. A passive man doesn’t engage; he retreats. He neglects personal responsibility. At its core, passivity is cowardice.”
― Dennis Rainey, Stepping Up

“A careful man I must always be; A little fellow follows me. I know I dare not go astray For fear he’ll go the self-same way. I cannot once escape his eyes; Whate’er he sees me do, he tries, Like me, he says, he’s going to be, This little chap who follows me. He thinks that I am good and fine; Believes in every word of mine. The base in me he must not see, This little chap who follows me. I must be careful as I go Through summer’s sun and winter’s snow, Because I am building for the years to be This little chap who follows me.3”
― Dennis Rainey, Stepping Up