Quotes About Humility

Be good to people, be kind to people, show up, read the lines, hit the mark, and go home.

As a writer, I always try as hard as possible to get out of the way of the story, so maybe that's the most important thing my readers should know - I'm all about the story, not about the ego.

We are ready to be criticised by any journalists because we know we are not perfect.

Nancy Reagan was a perfectionist, and I am not.

I am not saying that I am at the same level as Messi or Ronaldo. They are the best two players in the world, but I am very proud that I managed to finish above them in the goalscoring charts, especially as I was playing for Atletico Madrid, not Barcelona or Real Madrid.

Humility's a real thing - not just a fine name for laziness.

When I was at drama school, I wanted to change the world, and thought I had some great wisdom to impart to people about humanity. Now that I'm older, I know enough to realise that I know nothing at all.

I went into investments out of interest and thought I knew a little. The longer I've been involved, the less I realise I'd known.

The more I read, the more I realise what I don't know.

The point came when people were doing things I didn't feel competent to do myself. I'm not being modest; I honestly get lost. I was lucky in spotting what I did when I did, but there comes a point where you realise what you're doing is not going to be much good.

I realise there's an innate paradox in promoting oneself on the one hand and saying, 'Oh, I don't want to be famous,' on the other.

I self-deprecate. When I first got here two years ago, I didn't realise that in America you can't go into the room and put yourself down.

I had some terrible times - comparatively speaking. I saddled myself with a load of debt, I wasn't liked by a lot of my fellow comics and I used to blame other people for me not getting a break. But now I realise I just wasn't very good. And as soon as I became good, things took off pretty quickly.

Starting with a meagre amount of Rs 300 as a conductor, when I became an actor and started seeing huge moneys like Rs 3 or 4 lakhs, I thought I was 'an exclusive creation' by God, and he had made me like this. Later, I got the wisdom and realised that my time was good and things worked out! And I was also a normal human being like others.

I used to think I was a big star. And I used to think that the TV industry, Balaji, and my show will not survive without me. But then I realised that you cannot be bigger than your work.

I think I got stopped on the train once by a kid, and that was the first time I realised I had fans. He was shaking. I just reassured him that I'm an idiot and nothing special, so he didn't have to be nervous. It was very sweet.

People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.

I'm realistic. I know there are players out there who are more talented than me.

I don't think I ever really thought I was good-looking.

I've never thought of myself as a good-looking guy, necessarily.

I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity.

I go out of my way to help people, but I don't tell people. Goodness is not about beating your own drum.

I think you need to think of yourself as a flawed human being with aspirations for goodness and never start to think, 'Oh, I am a good guy. These other people are bad guys. They're dumb, I am smart.'

I just was apologizing for maybe being a little goofy.