Gavin de Becker Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. October 26, 1954
Birthday: October 26
We must learn and then teach our children that niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. People seeking to control others almost always present the image of a nice person in the beginning.
source: Gavin De Becker (1998). “The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals that Protect Us from Violence”, Dell Publishing Company
topic: Inspirational, Children, Nice, Niceness, Nice People, Interacting With Others, Character Trait, Control Someone, Teaching Children, Nice Person
