Welcome to my Daily Inspiration - Daily Quote. See today's daily inspirational quotes below.
May the world be kind to you, and may your own thoughts be gentle upon yourself. - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Friday, September 7, 2018

Labels are for Cans, Not People


When we label anyone 'bad', we will have more trouble
dealing with him than if we could have settled for a lesser label.
- William Glasser

Call a plant beautiful, and it becomes a flower.
Call it ugly, and it becomes a weed.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie


Read about the power of naming.

Labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people.
- Michael Graves

People always want to put a label on you;
they always want to compare you to something.
- Carrot Top

Labels are for cans, not people.
- Anthony Rapp

I try to look for the good in everybody,
regardless of the way they're labeled.
- Richard Thompson


Further reading: Judging Others

Categorizing People

Perspective

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil

What Do You See?
     

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