Modest Quotes

412 quotes by 344 authors

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise. — William Shakespeare
Every author, however modest, keeps a most outrageous vanity chained like a madman in the padded cell of his breast. — Logan Pearsall Smith
Although I grew up in very modest and challenging circumstances, I consider my life to be immeasurably rich. — Sonia Sotomayor
I've never wanted to get adjusted to my income, because I knew I wanted to go back to public service. And in comparison to what… — Sonia Sotomayor
Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper… — Thomas Szasz
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
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… — Margaret Thatcher
Gain a modest reputation for being unreliable and you will never be asked to do a thing. — Paul Theroux
I signed a very modest $3,000 bonus with the Braves in Milwaukee. And my old man didn't have that kinda money to put out. — Bob Uecker
The career of politics grants a feeling of power. The knowledge of influencing men, of participating in power over them, and above all, the feeling… — Max Weber
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest. — Orson Welles
Christian sisters should not at any time dress extravagantly, but at all times dress as neat, modest, and healthful, as their work will allow. — Ellen G. White
And, I may add, from what totally unexpected sources come many of those who from the comparatively modest beginning in the chorus rise to the… — Florenz Ziegfeld
Cyberattacks have become a permanent fixture on the international scene because they have become easy and cheap to launch. Basic computer literacy and a modest… — Evgeny Morozov
A modest dose of self-love is entirely healthy - who would want to live in a world where everyone hated themselves? But taken too far,… — Geoff Mulgan
Dead, we are revealed in our true dimensions, and they are surprisingly modest. — Michael Cunningham
I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon,… — Thomas Jefferson
He slowed down a bit more. "Gaia, how do you know these things?" She shrugged. "I'm smart." "And modest, too." "Modesty is a waste of… — Francine Pascal
I am sufficiently proud of my knowing something to be modest about my not knowing all. — Vladimir Nabokov
Every reader exists to ensure for a certain book a modest immortality. Reading is, in this sense, a ritual of rebirth. — Alberto Manguel

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