People don't like to be nagged. When people nag us, we instantly resist, but when the facts force us in that same direction, we instantly adapt.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We never know all the facts and the more we're mindful of how we deal with people, the more opportunity we have to evolve.
There's an interesting trend that occurs in times of mounting pressure and high uncertainty, which is that it's a natural human tendency to seek out people that agree with us, that are similar to us because it's a source of comfort in a world that's so rapidly changing.
There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.
Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.
People are wiser than we are willing to attribute to them.
People are always afraid of the unknown - and banding together against the Thing That Is Different From Us is a time-honoured tradition for rallying the masses.
In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.
Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge.
People are generally forced to change. We don't want to change, and then something absolutely forces us to realize that what we are doing isn't working or that our picture of the world is wrong. We fail. So we change.
When people are confronted with something they've never seen before, they really don't know how to react.