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• Quite often I have been faced with people who were praised and admired for their talents and their achievements… According to prevailing attitudes, these people--the pride and joy of their parents--should have had a strong and stable sense of self-assurance. But the case is exactly the opposite... [Whenever they suddenly get the feeling they have failed to live up to some ideal image or have not measured up to some standard, then they are plagued by anxiety or deep feelings of guilt and shame. What are the reasons for such disturbances in these competent, accomplished people?

  ~ Alice Miller quotes

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• Cast out pride and vanity; have no thought of trying to rule over others or of outdoing them.

  ~ Wallace D. Wattles quotes from The Science of Being Great

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• No man has ever had a point of pride that was not injurious to him.

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes from Compensation

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• For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something...almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

  ~ Steve Jobs quotes

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• In vain have I struggled, it will not do. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.

  ~ Mr. Darcy quotes from Pride and Prejudice

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