<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # An old contemptuous thought will often return long... > An old contemptuous thought will often return long after you have decided you no longer believe it, and the moment of its return is where character is actually built. Interrupt it deliberately, aloud if necessary: “I am not that person, and I do not intend to become that person.” Watch especially for labels that turn a human being into a category, because a word like “bum” makes contempt inexpensive, and people preparing to mistreat others have repeatedly begun by finding a word that made those others less than human. **Source:** [[livestreams/Accountability, Self-Confrontation, and Conscious Change - Workbook|Accountability, Self-Confrontation, and Conscious Change]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “An old contemptuous thought will often return long after you have decided you no longer believe it, and the moment of its return is where character is actually built. Interrupt it deliberately, aloud if necessary: “I am not that person, and I do not intend to become that person.” Watch especially for labels that turn a human being into a category, because a word like “bum” makes contempt inexpensive, and people preparing to mistreat others have repeatedly begun by finding a word that made those others less than human.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-old-contemptuous-thought-others-less-human ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->