self-effacing
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Self-effacing storytelling he describes as “a bit stabby” highlighted lessons learned the extraordinarily hard way, with plenty of advice from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Joseph Heller, A.J.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024
“However, he would be the last person to take any credit for this. Self-effacing and humble to his core, he is not in the art world for the limelight.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024
Self-effacing, approachable and imaginative, Lederman was a consummate joke-teller.
From Nature • Nov. 4, 2018
Self-effacing, formal in bearing and courteous in an old-fashioned way, Mr. McGraw seemed an unlikely candidate to climb to the top of the corporate ladder.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2010
Self-effacing and at 64 still somewhat shy, MacCready would cringe at any comparison with the original Renaissance man.
From Time Magazine Archive
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All My Sons
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