Quotes About Self-deprecation

Akri infallible. Well, except for a couple of things, and we don't talk about those 'cause it makes akri cranky. I like that word 'infallible.' It just like me. Infallible. (Simi)

You're a genius!" – Abigail "Ah now, don't be going on like that. I might actually think you like me, and where would we be then?" – Sundown

What am I doing wrong?" He inclined his head at her. "Oh, do you think someone as dumb as me might be able to tell you?" he asked in a mock-sweet tone.

We don't know how to insult you any more' (Inter fan banner, directed at their own team)

I'm a handy-challenged, bona fide egghead who wouldn't know a drill bit from a sledgehammer." Now We Know Why It's Called a Punch List due for publication in 2019

I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.

I tend to sit around with my friends a lot and rant and rave about things I think are ridiculous in the world, and I tend to make fun of myself a lot.

I self-deprecate. When I first got here two years ago, I didn't realise that in America you can't go into the room and put yourself down.

The ability for us to laugh at ourselves is Britain's saving grace.

I sometimes joke that I'm half Jewish, because I was raised Catholic... and we share 'the guilt.'

Comedy's really about not being afraid to look terrible, look ugly, look silly, make fun of yourself. And that's something that women are just not socialized to do. But more women are doing it, and more women have examples of women doing it brilliantly.

I'm an idiot who won the Literature Nobel Prize.

Revere thyself, and yet thyself despise.

Most of the time, leaders should laugh at themselves rather than others.

A man who desires to soften another man's heart, should always abuse himself. In softening a woman's heart, he should abuse her.

But as you can see, I'm as hale and hearty as ever, may it continue that way. Except for that one scar on my face, my shortness of breath, and the constant twitch in my eyes, I'm in perfect shape.

To make my brothers and my sister laugh was the greatest joy to me in my life. I like people who can make fun of themselves a lot.

You might think she just liked the cut of my jib, but I've seen my jib and I'm here to tell you it's not cut that cute.

Românul îÅŸi zeflemiseÅŸte propria lui condiÅ£ie ÅŸi se risipeÅŸte într-o autoironie facil? ÅŸi steril?.

The pleasure of slandering yourself greatly exceeds that of being slandered.

The only way I could get comfortable around people was to make them laugh. I was an obedient girl, and humor was my one form of rebellion. I used comedy to deflect. Like, 'Hey, check out my zit!' - you know, making fun of yourself before someone else has a chance to.

I think myself I ought to be shot for writing such nonsense .... But it's unquestionably good escapist literature and I think I should rather like it if I were sitting in an air-raid shelter or recovering from flu. [As quoted in Jane Aiken Hodge, The Private World of Georgette Heyer (p. xii).]

I've been called a moron since I was about four. My father called me a moron. My grandfather said I was a moron. And a lot of times when I'm driving, I hear I'm a moron. I like being a moron.

I'm a horrendous cook; my mum does my meals. I can only cook beans on toast with cheese.