"Humility is the cornerstone of leadership."

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Source : John G. Miller, Karen G. Miller (2016). “Raising Accountable Kids: How to Be an Outstanding Parent Using the Power of Personal Accountability”, p.39, Penguin

John G. Miller

#Humility Quotes

“Even the favorite reviews, the audience response is the movie is too slow, deliberately slow. But for the Chinese audience, the biggest complaint is it happens too quick. I think the historical background that build into our genes is different. American people has never been occupied. The deep sadness and sentimentality, the cultural background that relates to melodrama that we relate to and grow up with, the propaganda, I didn't imagine the difference is so big. It's a very interesting cultural phenomenon.”
“I was the original voice of Mattels Barbie for an 80s claymation workout video.”
“Face the giants in your life, slay them, and move on. Do not be daunted by the mistakes and failures in your life.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 25, 2016
“And the maestro surely wielded the chairman's baton with extraordinary skill. His stellar record suggests that the only right answer to the age-old question of whether it is better to be lucky or good may be: both.”
“The best things in life are clean living, good works, and big saphires. And not in that order.”
“Memories I had locked away have begun to break free, like shards of ice fracturing off an arctic shelf. In sleep, these broken floes drift toward the morning light of remembrance.”

Source : Tan Twan Eng (2013). “The Garden of Evening Mists”, p.8, Canongate Books
“The very idea that there is some kind of conflict between science and religion is completely mistaken. Science is a method for investigating experience... Religion is the fundamental, necessary internalization of our system of more permanent values.”
“When popularity is your only goal, doing well in class is going to feature very low, if at all, on your priority list.”

Source : "Once Upon A Life: Arabella Weir" by Arabella Weir, www.theguardian.com. July 2, 2011.

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