Quotes About Modest

those content to serve mediocre employers will never know – the satisfaction of being able to say with some reason that one's efforts, in however modest a way, comprise a contribution to the course of history.

thought dismally. No doubt a more modest future awaited him.

looking small and insignificant in the

The morning behind the dark mist, the mighty and gracious cloud in the sky, scepter of power to the modest grounds yielding fruitfulness, you are the ALMIGHTY.

There, you see? I didn't curse. Don't you agree that I handled the situation demurely?

"The retort courteous"… "the quip modest."… "the reply churlish."… "the reproof valiant… "the countercheck quarrelsome."… "the lie circumstantial," and "the lie direct."

If you are minimal, then even a small gesture becomes a big deal.

Sprawling, earnest, and ambitious - its modest title is 'The Future' - Al Gore's new book embodies both the virtues and the flaws of its author. But those hardy souls who slog past the weaknesses will be rewarded by a book that is brave, original and often fun.

No, I'm not wealthy.

I always try to be as discreet as possible, so I wear black.

I am not a modern man, I am just a wee old fashioned one.

Of course I've already taken a very modest position on the monetary system, I do take the position that we should just end the Fed.

I'm not particularly tall, strong, fast, or aggressive.

My books are so tame!

Bohr proposed once that the goal of science is not universal truth. Rather, he argued, the modest but relentless goal of science is "the gradual removal of prejudices.

He loves that you love the car more than he does and thinks it's awesome you're getting so good in your defense class. Not that that's a surprise. You're always so good at everything, and you don't even realize it. You don't even realize half the things you do—like how you watch out for others and never even think about yourself.

Summer was like your house: you know where each thing stood. Now you must go out into your heart as onto a vast plain. Now the immense loneliness begins. The days go numb, the wind sucks the world from your senses like withered leaves. Through the empty branches the sky remains. It is what you have. Be earth now, and evensong. Be the ground lying under that sky. Be modest now, like a thing ripened until it is real, so that he who began it all can feel you when he reaches for you.

The prize for first place is worthless to you . . . because you haven't earned it. But you enjoy a modest satisfaction in placing fourth; you earned it.

Nothing glamorous like the write-ups in the papers or the newsreels. We weren't heroes. We were only there...

When I went back downstairs, Jodi and Lucy were standing together, grinning. Jodi said, "You're working for Jonathan Green? My, my." Impressed. I spread my hands. "He's just another client, ladies." Mr. Modest. Lucy put her hands on her hips. "No, he's not. He's Jonathan Green.

Everyone is shy --- it is the inborn modesty that makes us able to live in harmony with other creatures and our fellows. Achievement comes not by denying shyness but, occasionally, by setting it aside and letting pride and perspiration come first.

A Glass Cat! exclaimed Ojo, astonished. Yes; she makes a very pleasant companion, but admires herself a little more than is considered modest, and she positively refuses to catch mice, explained Margolotte. My husband made the cat some pink brains, but they proved to be too high-bred and particular for a cat, so she thinks it is undignified in her to catch mice. Also she has a pretty blood-red heart, but it is made of stone—a ruby, I think—and so is rather hard and unfeeling.

As dawn broke over the mountains on the horizon, Iduna rode into the sleepy village. She spotted the sign for Tomally's Baked Goods almost immediately. It was just as her friend had described in her letters. The bakery was attached to a modest house that was clean and bright, with a window box filled with golden crocus. They were Anna's favorite flower. It had to be a sign.

One of them, at least. Look at it." I look. "That is one straight-up, upstanding, powerful word. Unique, original, and kind of stealthy because it doesn't really sound like what it is. It's a word that surprises you and makes you think, Oh. All right then. It commands respect, but it's also modest. Not like 'monument' or 'tower.' Ã¢â'¬Â He shakes his head. "Pretentious bastards.