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Thomas Szasz on Learning

"Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of their own self-importance, learn so easily; and why older persons, especially if vain or important, cannot learn at all."

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Goldsmith on Courage

"We [the not famous] have a particular kind of courage—not the courage of those who climb mountains, but the courage of those who show up and practice."

from How Can We Keep from Singing: Music , and the Passionate Life

by Joan Oliver Goldsmith