Quotes About Humility

I always have to re-learn the important lesson that the work is always stronger when I listen and take input from others.

I'm not the coolest person in the world. I'm not the sexiest Diva or the strongest Diva. I know who I am. I'm not the most popular person, and I'm kind of dorky, and I'm someone you can see at your school or as your neighbor, and I think people like that.

When humans team up with computers to play chess, the humans who do best are not necessarily the strongest players. They're the ones who are modest and who know when to listen to the computer. Often, what the human adds is knowledge of when the computer needs to look more deeply.

I think that Benjamin Franklin felt very strongly in foreign policy in this world, that you needed to at least show some humility, especially when you were strong.

I think I have let ego get in the way sometimes - the pendulum swung pretty strongly. I was maybe a little overconfident at one point in my time, and then I went way the other way and thought I wasn't capable of anything.

I have never made fun of religion. Religion is something I don't even want to mess with, because I am really afraid of the clouds opening up and my being struck by lightning.

I am struck by how quickly I am prone to judgmentalism.

I don't really get star struck.

I had the best shooting experience in Dharavi. People are so cooperative and busy with their work that they don't have time to be star struck.

I'm not one of those who gets star struck at all, I don't feel I should give someone so much importance just because they are famous.

When we presume that we are better than people who need structure and guidance, we lack one of the most crucial ingredients for change: humility.

I don't want to come over as some boringly self-deprecating person. But I don't see myself as a groundbreaking writer in the way plays are structured.

People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture.

I wouldn't impress my opinions on anyone.

I think what's dangerous about being an actor who does action movies is you think, 'Well, I can totally handle myself now.' But if my opponent didn't know the other half of the routine, I don't know how well I'd do.

I never talk about my opponent because I don't think it's my right to judge.

I don't see why I should be happy scoring a goal against an opponent on a much lower level than we are.

Even if you win, or you lose, you have to respect your opponent.

We have to be humble and respect our opponents who are stronger than us.

I don't want to end up like some guys who have too much fun and start taking opponents for granted.

Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment.

I was raised as a Christian, where all you're taught is to be humble, even if you did something right. Politics is the complete opposite of: you do something a little nice, and you tell everyone.

Many guys seem to think that his thoughts and feelings are always right and always the best option. I think I am the same kind of guy.

I don't quite think I'm big enough to deserve an orchestra.