Values & Character: Humility Quotes

"I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego"

Kevin Spacey, Actor

"Jesse McCartney is one of the nicest people around. I hate when I hear bad things about him, because anyone who knows him would agree that he's a good guy and really humble"

Zac Efron, Actor

"I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken"

Eric Heiden, Athlete

"I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary"

Enya, Musician

"I think if you're fame-hungry, go out to a nightclub and get drunk... Why do that? I don't understand how some people would want fame so bad that they'd go out and get negative attention to earn it"

Zac Efron, Actor

"I didn't get into skating to be famous"

Eric Heiden, Athlete

"Being a famous actress may give you a sense of being important, but believe me, it's just an illusion"

Juliette Binoche, Actress

"Find fault with thyself rather than with others"

Ieyasu Tokugawa, Statesman

"In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character, who let their abilities speak for themselves"

Eric Heiden, Athlete

"Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies"

Edwin Hubbel Chapin, Clergyman

"Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman"

George Soros, Businessman

"For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year, but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being"

Franz Beckenbauer, Athlete

"I'm hardly a saint"

Frank Langella, Actor

"I really like to live my life in a low-key fashion"

Alicia Keys, Musician

"I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage"

Aretha Franklin, Musician

"The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird"

Alicia Keys, Musician

"My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough at all"

Wentworth Miller, Actor

"I'm neither sexy nor a star"

Wentworth Miller, Actor

"You are not as good or as bad as you think"

Ryan Holiday, Author

"Stay humble, stay hungry"

Ben Smith, Athlete

"It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that"

Alan Alda, Actor

"I don't consider myself to be that radical a thinker"

Steven Pinker, Scientist

"It is increasingly important to be open-minded"

Tucker Carlson, Journalist

"To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility"

Timothy Radcliffe, Clergyman

"Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complaining of others"

Francois Fenelon, Clergyman

"If you start to find that kind of luxury as a normal thing, you don't belong in the real world"

Ruud van Nistelrooy, Athlete

"I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are gifted"

Steven Soderbergh, Director

"I don't deal well with admiration if it's for something I haven't done. Other than exist"

Lisa Marie Presley, Musician

"It wouldn't kill me if I were never nominated or elected to anything"

Sargent Shriver, Politician

"I am so rich that I must give myself away"

Egon Schiele, Artist

"True greatness consists in being great in little things"

Charles Simmons, Politician

"Whatever you do for the sole purpose of having others admire you, your efforts will most likely be in vain"

Dave Pelzer, Writer

"No matter how great you are, the next great one is already sitting there waiting to take your place"

Joe Theismann, Athlete

"I have nothing revolutionary or even novel to offer"

Samuel E. Morison, Historian

"If you look at yourself as a star, you've already lost something in the portrayal of any human being"

Gene Hackman, Actor

"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"

Walter Isaacson, Writer

"There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life"

Pete Maravich, Athlete

"It means a lot in my business and it's a wonderful feeling to be recognized for what you have done over a lifetime, but I didn't go crazy. I still eat my cereal in the morning, have a sandwich in the afternoon, go to bed at night. You know, nothing really different"

Regis Philbin, Entertainer

"I've always tried to be an actor who... I just plod on and try to keep my mouth shut, mind my own business. I find the whole thing about people's lives... I can't understand it. I'm always astonished that people want to know anything about me"

Michael Gambon, Actor

"My goal and my career is definitely not to be famous. That's a really horrible goal, just to be famous for the sake of having fame"

Joel McHale, Comedian

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