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Malcolm Gladwell: David and Goliath

Socrates in the City

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How to Deal With the Incredible Resentment That We All Feel for You

I would run from a question like that. There are people in this room, they're vipers. You cannot imagine a life less afflicted with burdens than mine. My mother let me do whatever my parents love each other dearly. I've never had any major illness. I love my brothers. I have a nice job. How do you deal with the incredible resentment that we all feel for you? That's got to set you back a little bit. If everyone claims to have overcome adversity, then we really have diminished the courage and strength of those who genuinely have faced it.

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