Don't play the victim role, empower yourself instead. Place yourself and others around you in a position to win.

A Neuroscientist can be the smartest man (or woman) on earth in his understanding of the human mind. He may know all the neurochemical changes underlying an outrageous behavior of a person. But when he gets mad himself, very little of his own scientific intellect would actually come in handy for him to control his rage. The virtue of self-control is a skill, which requires practice, regardless of all the neurobiological expertise in the world.

Man is whoever he thinks he is, within his own boundaries.

no one needs love from you
more than you need love from you.

love yourself first,
and you will always be in love.

If you drop a gold coin in mud, it does not lose its value.

Poisonous people will try to destroy you when they recognize your power; this is because they fear what you might become.