“If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will become what he ought to be and could be.”
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“The most beautiful women I have known had one thing in common apart from beauty: humility. It's a shame that those with less to boast about do it the most.”
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“It ain't bragging if you've done it. There's nothing wrong with being proud of doing something well. In fact, if you intend to do something creative for a living, it's absolutely essential.
[check for wording] Proper pride says, "I'm good at this." Improper pride says, "I'm better than you.”
― Drawing Out the Dragons: A Meditation on Art, Destiny, and the Power of Choice
[check for wording] Proper pride says, "I'm good at this." Improper pride says, "I'm better than you.”
― Drawing Out the Dragons: A Meditation on Art, Destiny, and the Power of Choice
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