humble

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"One thing that also strikes me is how humble they've been, which perhaps is quite telling considering the values of the award."

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

From its humble beginnings when the founders worked out of Jobs’ family garage, Apple has ballooned over the last five decades, opening a sprawling ring-shaped headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., and employing roughly 166,000 workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Within the company, Vahdat said, employees see him as a kind and thoughtful colleague who has remained humble after all his accomplishments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Apple's hit products — the Mac, the iPhone, the Apple Watch and the iPad — command a cult-like following, long after the company's humble beginnings on April 1, 1976 in Jobs' Cupertino, California garage.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Arrogant and humble at the same time, the radical, fearless nun and her fellow sisters were the most committed individuals Farmer had ever met.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French