Values & Character: Humility Quotes

"I don't see myself as such an important guitarist"

Ritchie Blackmore, Musician

"The kids put you on a pedestal. I didn't like it"

Tommy Rettig, Actor

"It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had"

David Guterson, Author

"Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky"

Reggie Jackson, Athlete

"Money's not important to me. Movie star acknowledgement is not important to me. I don't want to be a big studio actress. I don't want to be in the limelight"

Moira Kelly, Actress

"I'm not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in"

Gregory Peck, Actor

"Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment?"

Ben Harper, Musician

"Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not"

Jack Nicklaus, Athlete

"In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too"

Lynn Johnston, Cartoonist

"The world is full of more interesting things than my voice"

Harvey Fierstein, Actor

"Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined"

Foxy Brown, Musician

"I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?"

Cate Blanchett, Actress

"I'm reachable for people, I'm not out of their league. I'm just a normal girl"

Alicia Silverstone, Actress

"I don't think of myself all the time"

Norman MacCaig, Poet

"To find a young fellow that is neither a wit in his own eye, nor a fool in the eye of the world, is a very hard task"

William Congreve, Poet

"Sit down, be humble"

Kendrick Lamar, Musician

"Take off the fake humble"

Kendrick Lamar, Musician

"Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual"

Indra Devi, Celebrity

"It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves"

Katherine Mansfield, Author

"I don't think I ever had a swollen head: I remember where I come from"

Eva Herzigova, Model

"When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!"

Agnetha Faltskog, Musician

"I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity"

Lord Mountbatten, Soldier

"He will have true glory who despises it"

Titus Livius, Historian

"I never want to become arrogant and think I've made a flawless movie"

Richard King, Director

"I make conscious decisions to stay out of the limelight. Without my make-up I'm pretty much the girl next door"

Eva Mendes, Actress

"And as a result, I guess I'm just kind of a rubberneck. I'm kind of a - someone who likes to see things and likes to see these events and talk to the people who make them happen. But I don't think journalists are as important as the people they cover"

Bob Schieffer, Journalist

"Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues"

Kong Fu Zi, Philosopher

"Brethren, it is easier to declaim against a thousand sins of others, than to mortify one sin in ourselves"

John Flavel, Clergyman

"Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels"

Ingvar Kamprad, Businessman

"You know when there's someone new on the rise and there's too much hype? I didn't want that to be me"

Shannyn Sossamon, Musician

"You've got to use your celebrity for good stuff, not evil. I think it's lame when people act as if they're better than everyone!"

Rachel Bilson, Actress

"The humblest occupation has in it materials of discipline for the highest heaven"

Frederick William Robertson, Clergyman

"You are no better than you should be"

Francis Beaumont, Playwright

"I think they are looking for publicity and they are looking for a name for themselves"

David Baltimore, Scientist

"I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon"

Valentino Rossi, Athlete

"I learned early on, having known the most handsome, successful: Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, don't ever spend too much time looking in the mirror"

Robert Stack, Actor

"I'm very accessible. I don't get into this ego thing"

Scott Hamilton, Athlete

"Be yourself, fill your life with good people, and don't get a big head. It can all be gone tomorrow"

Shannon Elizabeth, Actress

"What kind of recognition do I deserve? I don't deserve any recognition!"

Vincent D'Onofrio, Actor

"But when one believes that you've been appointed by God for a particular mission in history, you have to be very careful about that, how you speak about that. Where is the self-reflection in that? Where is the humility in that?"

Jim Wallis, Writer

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