Seth Dowler

“His cruelty serves, in part, as a means to distract both us and himself from the true extent of his failures. The more egregious his failures become, the more egregious his cruelty becomes.”
― Mary L. Trump, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man

“Psychologically, if we do not reject old habits and beliefs when confronted with the possibility of a better way of being, we end up imprisoned by a tyrannical ego complex that will perpetuate any illusion just to keep control.”
― Dennis William Hauck, The Emerald Tablet: Alchemy for Personal Transformation

“Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. When I have read of labour troubles between employers and employees, I have often thought that many strikes and similar disturbances might be avoided if the employers would cultivate the habit of getting nearer to their employees, of consulting and advising with them, and letting them feel that the interests of the two are the same.”
― Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery: The Incredible Life Story of Booker T. Washington

“A man in a boat is crossing a river when he sees an empty boat on course to collide with him.

This doesn’t make him angry even though he’s an angry person.

But then he sees someone is in the boat — he calls out, telling them to change direction.

When his first call gets no response, he calls out again.

And when the second is also met with silence, he calls out a third time, throwing in some insults for good measure.

Before, he wasn't angry — now he is.

Before, the other boat was empty — now there's someone in it.

When you imagine the boats empty you won’t be so angry.”
― Zhuangzi