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Quotes About Modesty

So I've broadened the fitness concept to make it one of moderation and balance.
~ Kenneth H. Cooper
Everything in moderation, like calories.
~ Jimmy Smits
Moderation is never something I've been good at.
~ Jenny Eclair
The lifestyle I grew up with is still the lifestyle I live now: things in moderation, be smart with what you have.
~ Luke Kuechly
Hosts need to moderate in moderation.
~ Desi Lydic
I don't necessarily believe in moderation, but I do believe in the dangers of excess, and that's with some good things too.
~ Brendan Hunt
The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.
~ E. W. Howe
I try to be very modest with what I do. I'm not a frivolous spender.
~ Nancy Lopez
I'm a leftie, and I've always believed in doing things on a modest scale.
~ Frank Gehry
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
~ George Colman
If architects weren't arrogant, they wouldn't be architects. I don't know a modest good architect.
~ Philip Johnson
Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous.
~ Bill Bradley
My friends kidded me about going so far on such modest talent. I always agreed with them. I had no illusions about my films, nor did I consider myself anything special as an actor or a singer.
~ Gene Autry
I'm a very modest person.
~ Drew Brees
I'm very, very modest.
~ Angie Harmon
I'm not too modest of a person. I've got a pretty blue sense of humor.
~ Michelle Monaghan
A good journalist is modest; his only job is simple: to decide what counts as news.
~ Michael Ignatieff
I think I've become more modest as the years have gone on.
~ Ian Mckellen
I have to be more modest now that I'm a mama, but I loved those days when I could really wear what I wanted to. I do love crazy shoes and clothes. But I mean, come on, I'm 38, so even if I like a dress of Betsey Johnson, I have to say, 'Stop it. Go for Chanel!'
~ Anna Netrebko
If you're successful, you must express a modest appearance.
~ Pim Fortuyn
Wearing modest clothing is a belief, and I'm not going to say that every Muslim woman is in my shoes, but the majority of us do have a choice.
~ Halima Aden
I am one of the most famous people in Russia, which is maybe not modest, but it's true.
~ Ksenia Sobchak
I find that the more you achieve, the more modest you become.
~ Saeed Jaffrey
Both my husband and I come from very modest backgrounds. He's obviously done very well, and I've worked hard all my life and done well, too.
~ Erika Jayne