Respect starts with ourselves.

A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.

We must become what we wish to teach.

It is painful to face the self we know we have never had the integrity to honor and assert.

It is very difficult to accept in others emotions you cannot accept in yourself.

The real basic power of an individual isn't what he or she knows; it's the ability to think and learn and face new challenges.

The stability we cannot find in the world, we must create within our own persons.