Bluster Quotes (4 quotes)

“When we resource ourselves in humility, we align with self-acceptance. We often recognize that the need for swagger, bluster and “witty repartees” comes from a desire to assert dominance or superiority in social interactions. ("Esprit d’escalier"-" Staircase Wit")”
― Erik Pevernagie

tags: bluster, dominance, esprit-d-escalier-staircase-wit, humility, resource-oneself, self-acceptance, superiority, swagger, wtty-repartee

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“Arrogant men with knowledge make more noise from their mouth than making a sense from their mind.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

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“Don't confuse one leader's bluster for muster or another leader's meekness for weakness.”
― Orrin Woodward

tags: bluster, leadership, meekness, muster, weakness

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“Nemed was a smart kid, but like almost all kids he operated under the delusion that adults were genuinely as knowledgeable and certain as they pretended to be in front of kids.”
― Mark Ferguson, Terra Incognita

tags: adulthood, bluster, childhood, humility, maturity, naivete

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