Quotes About Modesty

I grew up in the Middle East where my mother, who also worked as a journalist, had to wear long dresses with long sleeves every time she left the house.

I don't even like watching sex scenes in movies. I have a slight prudish side to me.

Having long hair has allowed me to enter orthodox or religiously conservative situations with slightly more ease.

I feel slightly embarrassed by being called 'the godfather.'

I would like to be No. 2 but never No. 1. When I was No. 1, all eyes were on me. No. 2 slips out the door quietly and makes another great record.

I was never the star of my team, not even in my small town.

I am not that smart.

I am not smarter than anyone else.

I don't want to pretend I'm any cooler or smarter than I am.

There are plenty of people smarter than you by a long way. I just got lucky.

Scholastically, I did enough to get by, but I was smarter than I let on.

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!

I don't take myself too seriously. I never think I'm the smartest person in the room.

I'm one of those people who snake through the crowd, keep my head low. I'm not looking for attention.

Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved.

Kendinden söz etmeyi kötü görmek, yasak etmek adet olmuÅŸtur; çünkü kendinden söz etmek her zaman kendini övmek gibi görünür; kendini övmekse herkesin z?dd?na gider. Ama kendinden söz etmeyi yasak etmek, çocuÄŸun burnunu silecek yerde, bununu koparmak olur.

Decía la suegra de Pitágoras que la mujer que se acuesta con un hombre debe dejar también la vergüenza con la ropa y recuperarla con las enaguas.

man is the sole animal whose nudities offend his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind

All along the street, keys rattle in key-holes as each shop's ornate metal clothing is stripped away...It's as if, having unlocked the chastity of shutters and doors, they can't see the point in maintaining any shred of modesty.

Zuaika hebat, tapi ia tak sehebat itu. Tak seorangpun sehebat itu.

Jealousy isn't a pleasant quality, but if it isn't overdone (and if it's combined with modesty), apart from its inconvenience there's even something touching about it.

I mean, I love to try and cook. I'm pretty good, but I'm not saying I'm great.

I don't think any actors love taking their clothes off on film, unless you're an exhibitionist, which I'm certainly not.

I love to show off my ability in a nice way.