Be humble while never getting off the mount.
Both in Lipsky's book and Ponsoldt's film, he tirelessly edits and self-edits on the fly, switching off the tape recorder [1] to rehearse his thoughts, specifying what Lipsky can and can't include, humbling himself while subtly heading off any negative spin: "You could make me look like a real dick if you wanted to print this".
With Deluxx Fluxx, FAILE sought to recreate the anti-establishment atmosphere of their humble beginnings, while also providing visitors with an interactive experience.
It's a neat (possibly unconscious) trick: the ability to encourage admiration while appearing humbled by it.
Nannes's first ball for Australia was crashed through midwicket by Watts, while Hamilton humbled Johnson by driving him down the ground for four.
Scarlett left to play a tournament in Singapore, while Snute, humbled by his first-round loss, went back to Norway to recuperate.
Journey – who have been resurgent in recent years thanks to the revival of affection for Don't Stop Believin' – pronounced themselves "humbled to be included", while Yes offered a fuller statement of their delight.
Massenet said she was completely overwhelmed and humbled by the news while McCall, a former chief executive of the Guardian Media Group, said being made a Dame was a real honour and that she was delighted to receive it.
Some of the world's most powerful corporations, including technology giants from Microsoft to WorldCom and Sprint, have been humbled by antitrust officials, while others, like America Online and Time Warner, have had deals approved only after Washington exacted tough concessions sharply limiting the way they do business.
It is hard to look confident while constantly being humbled.
