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Quotes About Humility

Vanity is not high on my list of priorities.
~ Chris de Burgh
The more time goes on, the closer I am to the ground. I've been exposed to so many issues and people living under different pressures. It's helped me realize that a lot of glamorous things that people prioritize really don't matter.
~ Queen Rania of Jordan
One of the things I'm trying to get better at is apologizing when I make mistakes. That's been a big priority of mine.
~ Evan Spiegel
Where I come from, you don't really talk about how much you're earning. Those things are private. My dad never told my mum how much he was earning. I'm certainly not going to tell the world. I'm doing well.
~ Paul McCartney
When you have privilege, you have to been quiet and listen.
~ Stan Van Gundy
I didn't grow up overly privileged.
~ Camila Morrone
I'm never going to be in danger of getting the Nobel Prize for literature.
~ David Eddings
I thought the chances of becoming a Nobel Prize laureate were minuscule because there are so many other innovations and discoveries that happen almost every day.
~ Joachim Frank
There's never been a moment where I sat down at my drawing board and thought, 'I'm a pro!'
~ Adrian Tomine
I don't claim to be a pro gamer in any shape or form.
~ Hidetaka Miyazaki
After turning pro, I was feeling a lot of respect to everybody actually, especially top players.
~ Kei Nishikori
My problem is I am Christian, so I think other people must have success, too; it's not about me.
~ Jurgen Klopp
I've always done things myself. I've never bragged or screamed that I produced a record before. I never told anybody.
~ Cat Power
I was a production assistant. I saw what people who are full of themselves are like - another reason not to lose your humility! I have a mouth on me so I wasn't the best P.A.
~ Octavia Spencer
I am not a civil rights leader, and I don't profess to be one.
~ Edward Brooke
It might seem paradoxical given my profession, but I'm not someone who likes to be in the limelight.
~ Audrey Tautou
I know I look arrogant, but I'm altogether a different person outside the ring.
~ Naseem Hamed
It's very tough for a ballplayer to get proud and keep his dignity.
~ Ichiro Suzuki
I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I've never even directed.
~ Laura Fraser
My desire is to let go of my ego and let in His direction.
~ Janine Turner
I live below my means. I think that's a good discipline because you never can tell.
~ Sixto Rodriguez
It's always lovely to discover that the people that you kind of look up to are actually very down-to-earth people.
~ Steven Wilson
I was brought up not to brag. I've always disliked people who do.
~ Troy Aikman
Submitting myself for awards feels like a weird kind of horn-blowing that's not comfortable for me. I'm really happy when someone likes my work, but I don't like marketing myself, putting myself on display.
~ Jane Elliot