“the most lovable of exceptional American qualities (is) our tradition of insisting that we are part of the middle class, even if we aren’t, and of interacting with our fellow citizens as if we were all middle class.” CultureClassHumility Book:Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 Source: Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010
“Considerable social science research has found that constant praise of children can backfire, because it so often consists of telling children how smart they are, not of praising children for the things they actually do. As a result, many children become protective of their image of being smart and are reluctant to take chances that might actually damage that image.” HumilityPrideParentingMaturation Book:Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010 Source: Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010