Quotes About Humility

I'm old fashioned. I'm not one of these young guys who think they are so smart that they can prescribe what humanity ought to do. Humanity never learns any lessons. Prescriptions don't matter. We already know exactly what to do. We just don't do it.

If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

When I'm not as humble as I ought to be, I tend to get knocked down. What I do is to glorify God.

It is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are.

Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.

We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.

I had some moments in my career where I'd walk on the court, and I look around and feel, 'Oh, I'm the best one out here.' But then you go on another court, and you could be the worst player out there.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

You can't outdo Angus, you know. It's a difficult one.

I have come to one conclusion: All that I am, all that I aspire to be, all that I was before, is by the grace of God. There are so many women in Africa, and outside Africa, who are more intelligent than I am.

It's easy to be loud, outspoken, and play to the gallery. It's difficult to underplay one's self.

An actor should always let humility outweigh ambition.

It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience.

My father taught us to serve with strength and clear-minded conviction, but to do so with humility, to work in the Oval Office on behalf of the American people with a servant's heart.

I really like guys who have confidence, but not the cocky over-the-top confidence.

When you come in as the second overall pick, the last thing you want is for guys to think you believe you've made it. Because that's the farthest thing from the truth.

Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.

I never entered a fight overconfident.

No one likes someone who's really overconfident.

My belief is that we should never become overconfident.

I am not overconfident.

As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene.

Fame is a thing where people can overdo it and get a big head.

I'm never going to overestimate the clout of my job.