Quotes About Humility

God has given me health and a great job that I shouldn't take advantage of.

It is easy when you are successful to think that you did it all by yourself and to forget that you didn't. You got here because a lot of things broke your way. You were lucky enough to be born into a family that could afford to take care of you well.

The letters, the food - I had no idea I wouldn't see a shrimp for three years. You don't look at those little things you take for granted so easy, until you get sat down, get locked up, or get into a position were you see other people who are less fortunate than you - that don't have anybody.

I want people to know that I don't take for granted what's been given to me.

Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.

I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.

I have never taken stardom seriously.

Imagine a superstar of his stature coming to someone like me and saying, 'Hi Meghana, I'm Mohanlal. Nice to meet you!' I was so taken aback by his politeness.

One thing I learnt early on my career is that personal gratification takes second place.

The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change.

Prayer is not passive. It takes a big man to pray - and to admit that he prays.

Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart.

I feel very honoured and humbled to have people think, 'If Yuna can break through, then why can't we?' It takes a lot of work, but I tell people to just have that focus. Always be humble and a learner, practice and do research.

I was all personality and no talent.

Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.

There are many kids in and out of baseball who think that just because they have some natural talent, they have the world by the tail.

For me, it's about surrounding myself with the best, most talented team out there, and not ever being afraid of being the worst guy in the room. It's ego-crushing, yeah. Every day is ego-crushing. But it keeps you sharper than you can imagine.

I'm good at what I do, but I wouldn't be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He's talented and he's good at what he does.

I may be the most recognizable name in the cast, but I can guarantee that I am not the most talented.

I don't want to talk about myself, that's for other people to say, so I'm not saying I was so talented.

I also played two years of high school football but I wasn't very, how shall I say it, talented.

Working at Pixar you learn the really honest, hard way of making a great movie, which is to surround yourself with people who are much smarter than you, much more talented than you, and incite constructive criticism; you'll get a much better movie out of it.

I am certainly not the most talented player in the world; there's many a more talented player than me.

I was quite cocky, but having been hailed as this great young golfer, I couldn't even make the high school golf team once I got there. I had a big dose of humble pie then, and ever since, I've always known that there is always someone out there better than you, more talented. Always.