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At the moment you are most in awe of all there is about life that you don't understand, you are closer to understanding it all than at any other time.

—Jane Wagner

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Jane Wagner (born February 26, 1935) is an American writer, director and producer. She is known for her creative collaborations with her wife Lily Tomlin.

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In 1941 Sergeant James Allen Ward was awarded the Victoria Cross for climbing out onto the wing of his Wellington bomber at thirteen thousand feet to extinguish a fire in the starboard engine. Secured only by a rope around his waist, he smothered the fire and returned along the wing to the aircraft's cabin. Winston Churchill, an admirer of swashbuckling exploits, summoned the shy New Zealander to 10 Downing Street. Struck dumb with awe in Churchill's presence, Ward was unable to answer the prime minister's questions. Churchill surveyed the unhappy hero with some compassion. "You must feel very humble and awkward in my presence," he said.
     "Yes, sir," managed Ward.
     "Then you can imagine how humble and awkward I feel in yours," said Churchill.

—The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes

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