If our father had his say, nobody who did not know how to catch a fish would be allowed to disgrace a fish by catching him.

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"At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear. It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. You can love completely without complete understanding."

- Norman Maclean

Love

"Many of us probably would be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become perfect."

- Norman Maclean

Awareness

"At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear."

- Norman Maclean

Awareness

"There's certainly something in fishing that makes a man feel he is doing right; I can't explain it, but it's very pleasant."

- Norman Maclean

Happiness

"I knew that, when needed, mountains would move for me."

- Norman Maclean

Belief in Self

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"Employees engage with employers and brands when they’re treated as humans worthy of respect."

- Meghan M. Biro

Respect

"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer."

- Henry David Thoreau

Respect

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."

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Respect

"People get built different. We don’t have to figure it out. We just have to respect it."

- Princess Bubblegum

Respect

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."

- Bryant McGill

Respect