Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent. Friedrich Nietzsche German Philosopher More Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes 3
Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand. Lakhdar Brahimi Public Servant More Lakhdar Brahimi Quotes 1
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Jean de la Bruyere French Philosopher More Jean de la Bruyere Quotes 0
Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded. Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian Novelist More Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes 0
But you have to understand that I consider myself a very modest artist, or whatever, and not of importance really at all - it is quite embarrassing to me to be asked my opinion about things. I am only a wee Scottish poet on the outside of everything. Ian Hamilton Finlay Scottish Poet More Ian Hamilton Finlay Quotes 0
America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist. Carlisle Floyd American Composer More Carlisle Floyd Quotes 0
People hear that and say I'm being modest, but I am not a modest person, but I have to be truthful about what I'm doing and what I'm doing is channeling. Morgan Freeman American Actor More Morgan Freeman Quotes 0
In the deregulated realm of US banking and finance, crime does occasionally pay for its foul deeds, not in prison time but by making modest rebates to the victims. William Greider American Author More William Greider Quotes 0
To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism. Franz Grillparzer Austrian Poet More Franz Grillparzer Quotes 0
Examples would indeed be excellent things were not people so modest that none will set, and so vain that none will follow them. Augustus Hare English Writer More Augustus Hare Quotes 0
I thought if I was lucky it would be a nice, modest-sized, modest-budgeted film that would be a modest success. And then something happened. David Heyman British Producer More David Heyman Quotes 0
I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie. Walter Hill American Director More Walter Hill Quotes 0
As a consequence while we had a roof over our heads, food on the table, and clothes to wear to school we were constantly conscious of being of modest means. Robert B. Laughlin American Physicist More Robert B. Laughlin Quotes 0
Usually the modest person passes for someone reserved, the silent for a sullen person. Horace Roman Poet More Horace Quotes 0
A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him. Edgar Watson Howe American Editor More Edgar Watson Howe Quotes 0
I would like to win the Pulitzer Prize. I would like to win the Nobel Prize. I would like to win a Tony award for the Broadway musical I'm now working on. Aside from these, my aspirations are modest ones. Evan Hunter American Author More Evan Hunter Quotes 0
I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law. Michele Bachmann American Politician More Michele Bachmann Quotes 0
Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger. Abraham Cahan Lithuanian Author More Abraham Cahan Quotes 0
I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town. Emeril Lagasse American Celebrity More Emeril Lagasse Quotes 0
The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art of ruining poetry. Erik Satie French Composer More Erik Satie Quotes 0
I wasn't trying to top Pulp Fiction with Jackie Brown. I wanted to go underneath it and make a more modest character study movie. Quentin Tarantino American Director More Quentin Tarantino Quotes 0
I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election. Margaret Thatcher English Leader More Margaret Thatcher Quotes 0
It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election. Margaret Thatcher English Leader More Margaret Thatcher Quotes 0
Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them. Marquis De Vauvenargues More Marquis De Vauvenargues Quotes 0