I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple.… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I have a most peaceable disposition. My desires are for a modest hut, a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food,… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
At heart a truly modest man, he had nevertheless the modest man's pride in his modesty in the face of achievement. — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
My philosophy is very much to encourage my children to forge their own success and happiness, even though that will undoubtedly involve… — John Caudwell Copy Share Image
I mean no film is beyond criticism, but I think we've made a very modest movie. — Walter Hill Copy Share Image
“I'm a duck farmer. Am I the world's best duck farmer? Probably not, but there's no official ranking, and I'm a modest… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
America's not the world's policeman. Terrible things happen across the globe and it is beyond our means to right every wrong. But… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Modest fame is not to be despised by the highest characters. [Lat., Modestiae fama neque summis mortalibus spernenda est.] — Tacitus Copy Share Image
That is why all great men are modest: they consistently measure themselves not in comparison to other people but to the idea… — Giacomo Leopardi Copy Share Image
To me, Modest Mouse is one of the best bands ever. I actually wasn't surprised that they made it big. It's always… — Doug Martsch Copy Share Image
I am very fond of the modest manner of life of those solitary owners of remote villages, who in Little Russia are… — Nikolai Gogol Copy Share Image
The Man who pretends to be a modest enquirer into the truth of a self-evident thing is a Knave. — William Blake Copy Share Image
One of the most effective strategies to make your child more self-control is the weekly giving of allowance or pocket money as… — Terrie Moffitt Copy Share Image
We do not know anything - this is the first. Therefore, we should be very modest - this is the second. Not… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
It may not be irrelevant to note that even very modest forms of life, like earthworms, dung beetles and fiddler crabs, have… — Edward Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Do not waste the vast majority of your life doing something you hate so that you can spend the small remainder sliver… — Adrian Tan Copy Share Image
...how little our side of the industry did to move its business to the more ethical firms and to make a fuss… — Jeremy Grantham Copy Share Image
Man can never come up to his ideal standard. It is the nature of the immortal spirit to raise that standard higher… — Margaret Fuller Copy Share Image
Modest egotism is the salt of conversation; you do not want too much of it, but if it is altogether omitted, everything… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
Edward can do everything, right?" I explained. Jasper snickered and Esme gave Edward a reproving look. "I hope you haven't been showing… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
I lost 80 percent of my wealth and then gave away over half of the rest. So I'm a man of modest… — Ted Turner Copy Share Image
While the path to wealth is clearly marked, few are willing to adapt themselves to the modest discipline that the journey requires.… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
