“All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power.”
Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, quoted in HuffingtonPost.com
“A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”
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“Find out who you are and be that person.”
Ellen DeGeneres, quoted in Glamour
“Checking luggage is like how I imagine childbirth to be. You do it, it sucks, takes forever to come out, you forget, you do it again.”
Olivia Wilde, quoted in Good Housekeeping
“Knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can do.”
Lucille Ball, quoted in Real Simple
“The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.”
Pablo Picasso, quoted in the Fresno, Calif., Bee
“The less you want a fellow, the more punctual he’s bound to be.”
P.G. Wodehouse, quoted in The Boston Globe
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