Benjamin Occelin

“We can change our whole life and the attitude of people around us simply by changing ourselves. —RUDOLF DREIKURS”
― John C. Maxwell, Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success

“By giving our students practice in talking with others, we give them frames for thinking on their own.”
― Lev S. Vygotsky, Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes

“Nelson Mandela once said, 'If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.' He was so right. When you make the effort to speak someone else's language, even if it's just basic phrases here and there, you are saying to them, 'I understand that you have a culture and identity that exists beyond me. I see you as a human being”
― Trevor Noah, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

“To engender empathy and create a world using only words is the closest thing we have to magic.”
― Lin-Manuel Miranda