Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be... In fact it can be said that the possibilities of human nature have customarily been… - Abraham Maslow

Let people realize clearly that every time they threaten someone or humiliate or unnecessarily hurt or dominate or reject another human being, they become forces for the creation of psychopathology, even if these be small forces. Let them recognize that every person who is kind, helpful, decent, psychologically democratic, affectionate, and warm, is a psychotheraputic force, even though a small one.

I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.

In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.