Adam Curtis

One of the guiding beliefs of our consuming age is that we are all free and independent individuals. That we can choose to do pretty much what we want, and if we can't, then it's bad. But at the same time, co-existing alongside this, there is a completely different, parallel universe where we all seem meekly to do what those in power tell us to do.

British Director

Maya Angelou

I love the melodies in the Old Testament, how preachers highlight them when they read from the Scripture. But I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth.

American Poet

Katharine Weymouth

Women are often meeker in meetings and afraid to ask for raises and promotions. I've told countless female colleagues to stop apologizing when they ask for more. It's not personal, it's business.

American Publisher

Sharon Salzberg

I think the associations people have with kindness are often things like meekness and sweetness and maybe sickly sweetness; whereas I do think of kindness as a force, as a power.

American Author

Vaclav Havel

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.

Czechoslovakian Leader

W. E. B. Du Bois

If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known.

American Writer

Simon Sinek

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

English Author

David Thibodeau

The meek and the humble died at Mt. Carmel. And the strong and the arrogant - the FBI and the ATF - lived.

American Activist

Jesus Christ

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Leader

Joe Orton

The humble and meek are thirsting for blood.

English Playwright

Meek individuals may not stand up for themselves and can be easily persuaded or instructed by others.

Easily Imposed 

Meekness is not the same as weakness; it's often a choice to be gentle or reserved.

Not Weak

In some cultures, being meek might be seen as positive, while in others it's seen as negative.

Cultural Stereotypes

Meek characters may endure hardships without complaining or showing resentment.

Patient Endurance

Others might misunderstand a meek person's patience for approval or agreement.

Might Misunderstand

Being meek is not always seen as a positive trait, especially in competitive environments.

Not Always Positive

A meek person often remains calm and restrained even when being provoked.

Provocation Response

Meekness is often confused with introversion, but it specifically refers to humility and patience.

Misperceived Introversion

Meek individuals may choose to be quiet and not because they are afraid to speak.

Voluntary Quietness

 and Asian students as shy and meek. But regardless of the teachers’ other biases, the most commonly held opinion was that Asian students were significantly more industrious, intelligent, and gentle than their peers. On the surface, this might seem like a good thing, or at least better than other, negative characterizations.

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 and who survives the interview. And the reason that's important is because the fix, if you have a nondiverse original pool, is totally different than the fix if no woman ever survives the interview because every woman is either too witchy or too meek.

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 an interval of fire and ice. A crowded world was disrupted and swept away. Now, you might think that's the end of the story. The mighty fell, the meek inherited the earth, and here we are. But winning is not that simple.

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 the meek a climb here requires no special expertise and while thousands may have made the trek with nothing but some sore leg muscles to show for it clear warnings are posted that a climb here could be deadly

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 And I believe that if the one lesson we can learn from insects is that meek shall inherit the Earth.

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