Modest Quotes

412 quotes by 344 authors

Although my early equipment was very modest, later I made my own and they were more powerful. — Clyde Tombaugh
The Constitution was written by 55 educated and highly intelligent men in Philadelphia in 1787, but it was written so that it could be understood… — John Jay Hooker
The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art of ruining… — Erik Satie
I thought if I was lucky it would be a nice, modest-sized, modest-budgeted film that would be a modest success. And then something happened. — David Heyman
Social democrats are characteristically modest - a political quality whose virtues are overestimated. We need to apologise a little less for our shortcomings and speak… — Tony Judt
Joining Modest Mouse was just consistent with what I used to do as a teenager: I followed where I thought I would make some interesting… — Johnny Marr
Honestly, I grew up in pretty modest circumstances. We were a middle-class family. — Larry Gagosian
The college that takes students with modest entering abilities and improves their abilities substantially contributes more than the school that takes very bright students and… — Derek Bok
They may talk of a comet, or a burning mountain, or some such bagatelle; but to me a modest woman, dressed out in all her… — Oliver Goldsmith
And if I remain in the dark about our purpose here, and meaning of eternity, I have nonetheless arrived at an understanding of a few… — Jon Krakauer
In answer to the question of why it happened, I offer the modest proposal that our Universe is simply one of those things which happen… — Unknown Author
Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offence that one… — Vauvenargues Marquis De
Modest is Hottest:) — Rachel
Modest, kind or optimistic people often smile more than snobbish, unkind or pessimistic people. — Babloo
Your heart is modest. Your mind is honest. I intend to stay for the longest. — Raghib Clitso
I guess it's keep your head up, right? Killin' 'em with kindness 'cause they hate it when you're polite. — Raghib Clitso
The banks of No Credit Weigh Credits oblige that in characterize to acquire No Credit Check Loans. The loan specialists need to oblige a stable… — Unknown Author
When it comes to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, I've never heard any stories of them drinking or drugging or causing problems in the relationships of… — Unknown Author
People hear that and say I'm being modest, but I am not a modest person, but I have to be truthful about what I'm doing… — Morgan Freeman
It's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that… — Margaret Thatcher

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