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Often, humor was the antidote to loss. The more I listened, the more I learned. Sometimes the lessons cost me my pride.
–White Birch, Red Hawthorn: A Memoir by Nora Murphy
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“She makes amends the same way she goes into battle. Gods help the fool who gets in her way.”
–Fire Logic (Elemental Logic)
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“Almost every social conflict can ultimately be traced back to a lack of humility, respect, or trust.”
“Note that “being humble” is not the same as saying one should be an utter doormat: there’s nothing wrong with self-confidence.“
–Team Geek: A Software Developer’s Guide to Working Well with Others
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“In those few seconds when I was in the presence of the lion, I did not say to myself, “You must change your life.” I knew, right then and there, that my life had been changed. A piece of something necessary had clicked into place inside me. I had become more aware, more intimate with my own fear and my own possibilities. I remembered what it was like to be humbled by awe. I became more compassionate. I became a better person.”
–Animal, Mineral, Radical: Essays on Wildlife, Family, and Food