“One notorious apikoros named Hiwa al-Balkhi, writing in ninth-century Persia, offered two hundred awkward questions to the faithful. He drew upon himself… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
We're never going to please everyone, but all the great Jewish comics have succeeded through irreverence and self deprecation. — Bryan Fogel Copy Share Image
I think that enjoying the fruits of one's labor is very different than arrogance. And when I was younger, I didn't know… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I don't think that either self-deprecation or self-aggrandizement is among the defining qualities of an artist... Beethoven could have been forgiven if… — Dmitri Shostakovich Copy Share Image
“Archie Henderson has won no awards, written no books and never played any representative sport. He was an under-11 tournament-winning tennis player… — Archie Henderson Copy Share Image
Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one's balance. I think that it's very damaging. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
“There are few things so disarming as one who laughs well at her own expense.” — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
