“The sexual mechanisms of the two genders are just not compatible, that’s the horrible truth of it. (...) This is a truth we dare not acknowledge these days - because sameness is our religion and heretics are no more welcome now than they ever were - but I’m going to acknowledge it, because I’ve always felt that humility before the facts is the only thing that keeps a rational man together. Be humble in the face of facts, and proud in the face of opinions, as George Bernard Shaw once said. He didn’t, actually. I just wanted to put some authority behind this observation of mine, because I know you’re not going to like it.” SexHumilityRationality Book:The Gun Seller Source: The Gun Seller
“Humility was a cult in my family. I only got it out of my father by accident when he was very old that he had won an Olympic gold medal.” FatherHumilityMy FamilyGoldAccidentsCultMedalGold Medals Author:Hugh Laurie
“Humility was considered a great virtue in my family household. No show of complacency or self-satisfaction was ever tolerated. Patting yourself on the back was definitely not encouraged, and pleasure or pride would be punishable by death.” SelfShowsWould BePleasureVirtueHumilityPrideMy FamilySatisfactionHouseholdComplacencySelf-satisfaction Author:Hugh Laurie
“I'm not a religious man... I find I am a fan of science. I believe in science. A humility before the facts. I find that a moving and beautiful thing. And belief in the unknown I find less interesting. I find the known and the knowable interesting enough.” MenBelieveEnoughFactsBeautifulMovingBeliefI BelieveReligiousInterestingKnownFansHumilityI Believe InBeautiful Things Author:Hugh Laurie
