When people are not communicating, they are assuming the worst.
The way you get the respect you deserve, is you give it.
A lack of critical thinking skills guarantees cultural myopia, weak-mindedness, and inescapable ignorance.
Critical thinking is a form of judgement which is necessarily a state of conflict. By its very nature conflict avoidance creates a void of critical thinking, and therefor ultimately — stupidity.
The less you are upset the more you are in charge.
The less you are offended the more you are in command.
If you have doubts about someone give them trust, so they have something to lose.
Every moment of reverence is earned with a moment of rage.
If you want to trust people then give people trust.
If you want people to be trustworthy, give people trust.