To this day, I admire the way Jim owned his roots. I…

“I have learned, however that self-acceptance is a journey, not a destination to be reached. It is organic, always changing and moving with us…

— Marian Gard

“But I'd also learned that the self might want one thing, but that didn't mean it was right.”

— Sherwood Smith

“lawyer, I used to snicker at all those people who worked at improving their inner and outer lives. ‘Get a life!’ I thought. But…

— Robin S. Sharma

“There is really just one reason why I used to be slower when I was younger: I was holding myself back. I’ve learned that…

— Diederik van Hoogstraten

I'm totally cool being self-deprecating.

— Kirk Cousins

I think women have a hard time not apologizing their way into negotiations. We tend to back in to these conversations in a self-deprecating…

— Mika Brzezinski

Humility is not self deprecating, rather it is the quiet internal confidence allowing you to accept things as they are, especially yourself; that epiphany…

— Casar Jacobson

Brummies run themselves down, they're very self-deprecating. Whereas Yorkshire people certainly aren't.

— Jonathan Meades

I'm just not self-deprecating.

— Katy Mixon

Before you can be all deprecating it's helpful to be self-deprecating.

— Jeff Ross

Gillard is as likeable as Rudd is charmless. She is self-deprecating; he is ludicrously vainglorious. She is a mistress of understatement; he is a…

— Germaine Greer

In the still of the night I can hear my thoughts and dance into obscurity.

— Kevin Sparks

Sometimes, self deprecating emo boys...are pretty crying...in a hearse...and your arms are their only relief.

— Anonymous

Self-deprecating humour is a common form of comedy and it helps get the audience on side because you're being vulnerable.

— Alex Brooker

I'm all about being self-deprecating because I think it's hilarious.

— Ian Harding