Quotes About Modesty

You don't have to boast for work that speaks for itself.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

I feel as much of a stud as... I can't come up with a metaphor. That's how lacking in studliness I am.

I don't really consider myself a stud.

I lived in a studio apartment until my mid-30s. I don't have an extravagant lifestyle.

Economists should be modest and be aware that they are part of the broader social science community. We need to be pragmatic about the methods we use. When we need to do history, we should do history. When we need to study political science, we should study political science.

You know when something feels so good but you're afraid to feel good about it? So you kinda hold back? Everyone says, Congratulations, you must be so happy. And you say something stupid like, I'm just doing what little I can with what little I have.

I tend to gravitate towards very simple, minimalistic styles.

I look up to Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn and old styles. You will never see me in a crop top and hot pants - I'm more into dresses.

You don't want to wear any styles that are too young... I try to still dress glamorously, but not like my daughters.

As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minh's demands were a model of modesty.

Can I be a leading man? I don't believe myself to be; I don't think that I am, but I'm in this place as a performer where I think about how to make things smaller, more subtle.

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

I like subtlety, blending in as opposed to screaming out 'look at me' with the way I dress.

Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large.

I try to behave myself, and I succeed.

when you put on your shortest dress, please leave some mystery in it. That's the difference between a miniskirt and a ho-skirt. A ho-skirt shows your Frisbee. A miniskirt shows just enough to cause some mystery. What these young women lack is mystery.

Be modest and patient; allow your dream its own time to grow. Dreams need to be tended like crops before you can enjoy the harvest. And this is important: Don't get hung up on the outcome. Hand that over to God. Remember, He's the one at the wheel. Of course, I was afraid of failing, but I held on

Prudery is the hypocrisy of modesty

Modesty is the only sure bait when you are fishing for praise.

Consciousness precedes Being, and not the other way around, as Marxists claim. For this reason, the salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human modesty, and in human responsibility. Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness, nothing will change for the better.

You must remember everything. Everything must be remembered, but the bad, like private parts, shouldn't be shown without a good reason.

patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Humility is the ability to give up your pride and still retain your dignity.