If a man knows precisely what he can do to you or what epithet he can hurl against you in order to make you lose your temper, your equilibrium, then he can always keep you under subjection.
Howard ThurmanDon't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive
Howard ThurmanOften, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities of one's own situation so as not to be overcome by them.
Howard Thurman