The definitive site for all things related to the Tall Poppy Syndrome. This site is a companion to the book of the same title (The Tall Poppy Syndrome: The Joy of Cutting Others Down) available wherever you buy books (ISBN 978-1629671123).
Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause.
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Lucius Seneca Jim Knaub (1956-2024) - Tall Poppy with a Cause0:00/819.4081× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave was part of a recent blog and is worth repeating because of its remarkable relevance. Mr. Knaub became
Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope.
Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. ~ Lord Acton Galileo is Tall Poppied by the Pope0:00/575.4241× Lord Acton's famous quote Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority:
Good Envy and Tennis Tall Poppies.
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Good Envy, Tennis Greats, and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/1035.3841× The Awakening Slave The Awakening Slave sculpture by Michelangelo is a powerful representation of the human struggle to break free from physical and spiritual constraints. Created
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