Self Deprecating Quotes
39 quotes by 39 authors
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The people I grew up around who I really liked were quick on the draw. It always just wowed me. And my mum would make…
— Drew Barrymore
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We decided that humility was defined not by self-deprecating behavior or attitudes but by the esteem with which you regard others... Generally, you can be…
— Clayton Christensen
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I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to…
— Simon Pegg
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I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense.
— Teddy Thompson
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Self-deprecating or arrogant, it's all selfish. Hard as it is, life's better when you spend more time on the rest of the world
— Patrick Stump
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I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy…
— Diablo Cody
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My philosophy is, it's always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don't mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy.…
— Dwayne Johnson
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When I read the pilot for Married with Children, it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe... just a self-deprecating kind of guy. Hed come…
— Ed O'Neill
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I wish I could be as thin as Jessica Simpson. I think she looks gorgeous! I have had Jessica on my show several times, and…
— Rachael Ray
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I was once naïve enough to ask the late Duke of Devonshire why he liked the town of Eastbourne. He replied with a self-deprecating shrug…
— A. N. Wilson
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I have a high self-opinion - I don't need to hide that. I don't need to be self-deprecating.
— Adam Levine
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I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted and can have…
— Teresa Palmer
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I've always been a fan of a Johnny Carson because he was so great with an audience and not afraid of self-deprecating humor.
— Vince Vaughn
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You know when you tell a self-deprecating story at a dinner party, everyone's laughing along with you? But then when someone else repeats that same…
— Toby Young
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I'm not saying this just to be self-deprecating, but I have always taken delight in playing people who are oblivious, because I do think I…
— Ty Burrell
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I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size…
— Warwick Davis
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I like smart, funny, self-deprecating men.
— Jules Asner
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A conglomerate heap of trash, that's what I am. But it burns with a high flame.
— Ray Bradbury
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I fell into writing, I suppose, being one of those awful children who wrote verses. I went to a convent in New York-the Blessed Sacrament...…
— Dorothy Parker
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I'm a Larry David fan, right? And it seems to me that Jewish history from the Talmud on has been a self-deprecating, self-critical kind of…
— Peter Eisenman
Who Wrote These Self Deprecating Quotes
39 authors contributed a total of 39 Self Deprecating Quotes, led by these top contributors: