<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Childhood insults can point to adult strengths.... > Childhood insults can point to adult strengths. The child mocked for talking too much may become a gifted broadcaster, and the one called defiant may become a courageous leader. Fully accepting so-called flaws often releases the very power that was suppressed. **Source:** [[livestreams/Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground - Workbook|Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Childhood insults can point to adult strengths. The child mocked for talking too much may become a gifted broadcaster, and the one called defiant may become a courageous leader. Fully accepting so-called flaws often releases the very power that was suppressed.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-childhood-insults-point-releases-power-suppressed ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->