Vera

“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“Parents think they can hand children permanent confidence—like a gift—by praising their brains and talent. It doesn’t work, and in fact has the opposite effect. It makes children doubt themselves as soon as anything is hard or anything goes wrong. If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

“A colleague is not someone who agrees with you. A colleague is someone who disagrees with you but for whom you have respect.”
― Ichak Kalderon Adizes, The Ideal Executive

“it is easier to legislate a rule than to develop a value.”
― Ichak Kalderon Adizes, The Ideal Executive