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Quotes About Humility

I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind of try to immediately forget.
~ Laurie Anderson
I was a grown-up when 'celebrity' happened. So I knew exactly what it was like to be in line at a restaurant and watch someone famous walk in and get a table immediately. I knew I didn't like that; I don't want to make somebody else feel the way I felt.
~ Judy Sheindlin
I felt very comfortable working with Jr. NTR. We immediately broke the ice almost the first day. I always found him very down to earth.
~ Nithya Menen
I am not immersed in self-admiration.
~ Saul Leiter
Nobody's immune from getting beat. If you're not aware of that, you really don't have a great perspective.
~ Gerrit Cole
We're such imperfect beings. I think that's more often the case than not.
~ Elizabeth Berg
I am not comfortable telling people I am trying stand-up because to me that implies confidence. I'm - well, I'm not.
~ Jessie Cave
When we can begin to take our failures seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.
~ Katherine Mansfield
It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.
~ Katherine Mansfield
I never expected to be anybody important.
~ Elvis Presley
Collaboration is an important part of the process, and ego is never a part of it.
~ Mack Wilberg
What I don't want to be is the most important person of the club. If we win a game, it was the players who played very well.
~ Manuel Pellegrini
Not taking yourself too seriously, that's the important thing.
~ Chris Colfer
Being humble is one of the most important things, and not being afraid to put yourself out there is important. I think really successful chefs put themselves out there on a daily basis.
~ Christina Tosi
If you don't know something, admit it. But, try to impress them with what you do know.
~ Bob Weinstein
The guy who started on third base and gets home and acts like he hit a homer - that guy doesn't impress me.
~ John Calipari
Am I impressed by myself? Nah, not really.
~ Ryne Sandberg
I'm never impressed with myself!
~ Kate DiCamillo
I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
~ Dale Murphy
I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
~ Rachel Brosnahan
I really admire the fact that whenever Marc Singer gets a call from someone running late, he says he's running late, too. I don't admit that even when it's true. Small, unnoticeable acts of generosity are sometimes the most impressive.
~ Glenn Kelman
I don't feel like congratulating myself, because I know there's still a lot of room for improvement.
~ Lucy Bronze
I'm still 19, and I've got a lot to learn. I've got to keep improving and not get too carried away with myself.
~ Dele Alli
Ego gets you inches but it doesn't get you impact.
~ Cameron Sinclair