Posting a brag, humble or otherwise, and then waiting for people to respond is the equivalent of having a conversation in which all you do is wait for your turn to speak. Meghan Daum Read Quote
We’re not handed situations based on our established likes and dislikes; we get what’s available. Meghan Daum Read Quote
Mother’s Day, like motherhood itself, is fraught with peril. There are so many ways to get it wrong, so many opportunities to disappoint and be disappointed. Meghan Daum Read Quote
Being taken down a few pegs is humbling. Knowing that life is not easy or fair is humbling. Receiving a great honor – well, that would be called an honor. Meghan Daum Read Quote
The right way to win is to recognize that winning isn’t the end game, but rather the beginning of new opportunities – maybe even opportunities to help other people win. Meghan Daum Read Quote
To be honored by success is to take your life seriously. To humble-talk about it is to take yourself seriously. Meghan Daum Read Quote
People have always taken photos of themselves, either with camera timers or by handing their Nikons over to strangers in foreign countries and then paying large sums to get them back. Meghan Daum Read Quote
I was just 13 when ‘The Big Chill’ was released in late September 1983, so I didn’t catch all of its nuances when I sneaked into the theater to see it. But I could tell one thing for sure: These people were grown-ups. Meghan Daum Read Quote
