Quotes About Humility

Understanding that capacity of knowing when to be charming, when to shut the hell up, when to be humble and when to basically disappear for your safety and survival - that's the kind of conversation you'd have as a parent to your child, not only in 1940s America but in 2017.

I've never had an 'I've arrived' moment. I don't like that word, 'arrived.' If you say you've arrived, then you've achieved your dream. You've done all you can. 'I'm the guy now.' I don't like that.

To become a great player, you've got to show real dedication and commitment to football, and you've got to be very humble and hard-working. And, above all, you've got to fight to make your dreams come true.

I think that humility is key to succeed and conquer your dreams.

Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.

It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radically different from yours. It is also rare, for it requires uncommon humility, tolerance, and wisdom.

Years ago I went into my laboratory and said, 'Dear Mr. Creator, please tell me what the universe was made for?' The Great Creator answered, 'You want to know too much for that little mind of yours. Ask for something more your size, little man.'

On a film crew, you can see very quickly that some people who are working with you are stronger than you. Then you have to have the humility to listen to them. And because very often they have better ideas than yours, it can be tough on the evil ego. But it makes a better film.

I know who I am. I don't have to brag. I know what I contributed. I know what I did. You think you can do it better? Hey, go right ahead. The stage is yours.

When a young reader tells you that they'd never finished a book outside of school until they read yours, or that they really needed to hear something that one of your characters says or thinks... that's just rewarding and humbling.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself.

Look at the sky; remind yourself of the cosmos. Seek vastness at every opportunity in order to see the smallness of yourself.

Bragging about yourself violates norms of modesty and politeness - and if you were really competent, your work would speak for itself.

Take your work seriously, but never yourself.

I feel like being true to yourself is always going to keep you humble; it's always going to make you remember who you are.

Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Spreading manure is a great way of bringing yourself down to earth.

The knowledge of yourself will preserve you from vanity.

You should be smart enough to know that you don't know everything. But you have to believe in yourself. I certainly do.

Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak well of yourself.

God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far as you are a created being made and let God be God in you.

The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.