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# Strength is not constant aggression. The mature...
> Strength is not constant aggression. The mature form of strength is self-command: the capacity to protect what matters, remain teachable, regulate force, and avoid being recruited into every contest that requests a reaction.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Protecting Time for Learning, Skill, and Purpose - Workbook|Protecting Time for Learning, Skill, and Purpose]]
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“Strength is not constant aggression. The mature form of strength is self-command: the capacity to protect what matters, remain teachable, regulate force, and avoid being recruited into every contest that requests a reaction.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-strength-constant-aggression-contest-requests-reaction
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