I come from an extremely modest background. So now I have…

I come from a modest background. I put myself through college and law school and a postdoctorate program in tax law.

— Michele Bachmann

“Catherine, who was extremely modest, had no desire to shine, and on most social occasions, as they are called, you would have found her…

— Henry James

I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.

— Emeril Lagasse

A modest little person, with much to be modest about.

— Anonymous

Truth of a modest sort I can promise you, and also sincerity. That complete, praiseworthy sincerity which, while it delivers one into the hands…

— Joseph Conrad

Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.

— H. Jackson Brown, Jr

“I entered Excessive Modesty Mode. Nothing is stupider and more ineffective than Excessive Modesty Mode. It is a mode in which you show that…

— Jesse Andrews

The modest man has everything to gain, and the arrogant man everything to lose; for modesty has always to deal with generosity, and arrogance…

— Antoine Rivarol

The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me.

— George Gershwin

Cheerfulness means a contented spirit, a pure heart, a kind and loving disposition; it means humility and ~ charity, a generous appreciation of others,…

— William Makepeace Thackeray

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

— Maya Angelou

You will not see me dressed in plain, modest outfits.

— Anna Netrebko

I grew up with a religious background.

— Alex Caruso

When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew…

— John Tesh

When you see how fragile and delicate life can be, all else fades into the background.

— Jenna Morasca