Quotes About Humility

I don't very much care for the spotlight.

I try to stay out of the spotlight.

You won't see me searching out red carpets or TV cameras. I'm more comfortable sitting back and letting others enjoy the spotlight.

I've been careful, too careful maybe, about trying to not keep the spotlight on me.

I do my job - I don't try to seek the spotlight; that's not my way.

I don't really look for the spotlight, I don't look for any of that stuff. I just want to play basketball.

I don't have anything to hide, but prefer to shine the spotlight on others.

I'm not a guy who wants to push himself into the spotlight or stand out from the crowd.

Everyone has blind spots, and even the brightest people are no exceptions.

I got to the big leagues when I was 20. I thought I had it all figured out. Went to spring training that next year and started off well, got sent down, and I pouted pretty much all of 2000. And it wasn't the right way to handle it.

There can be a true grandeur in any degree of submissiveness, because it springs from loyalty to the laws and to an oath, and not from baseness of soul.

From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious.

To me, the term 'best of' is quite embarrassing, I think of Madonna and Bruce Springsteen and all these amazing artists. I don't really see myself in that kind of gang, unfortunately.

I'm on the phone with this guy, and he says to me, 'People compare you to Bruce Springsteen. I don't think you've written a song as good as 'Dancing in the Dark' or 'I'm on Fire.'' And all I could think was, 'Me neither!'

I've seen plenty of young lads elevated into the senior squad acting like they have made it.

It's extremely humbling to look around the astronaut office, see how much experience there is, see how many lessons there are to learn and it's truly starting at square one.

In my mind, I'm still this kid from St. Louis, Missouri, that nobody really knows.

The Lord doesn't care at all if we spend our days working in marble halls or stable stalls. He knows where we are, no matter how humble our circumstances. He will use - in His own way and for His holy purposes - those who incline their hearts to Him.

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.

You don't want to get too ahead of yourself and go out thinking you can play stadiums every night, and they end up being about half-full.

During my time away from football I was with Milan and Barcelona during training. The most impressive thing about Barcelona was how humble they all are. The humility of the players and staff was fantastic.

I told my staff that I'm so boring that I didn't even know I was boring.

I see the staff and crew on the set as my equals. When I make a mistake, they know they can call my attention or even tell me what to do.

Of all the many leaders I have met in the course of my life, none made a deeper impression on me than Nelson Mandela. His courage, compassion, humility and wisdom were without parallel on the world stage, and he himself was an enduring source of inspiration.