Self Deprecating Quotes

39 quotes by 38 authors

I have found over the years that the most important way of getting people to relax is self-deprecating humor. — Robert Reich
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the… — Benjamin Franklin
You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride.… — Nathan Fillion
There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly. — Michel de Montaigne
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. — Oscar Wilde
Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what.… — Mark Victor Hansen
Sam laughed, a funny, self-deprecating laugh. "You did read a lot. And spent too much time just inside the kitchen window, where I couldn't see… — Maggie Stiefvater
Gillard is as likeable as Rudd is charmless. She is self-deprecating; he is ludicrously vainglorious. She is a mistress of understatement; he is a ranter. — Germaine Greer
Happy belated birthday, Cat," he said, giving me a self-deprecating smile. "Aren't you glad Juan picked the place and not me? We wold have had… — Jeaniene Frost
His wry sense of humour and his stalwart courage were an inspiring example to so many. His ability to laugh at Life's idiosyncrasies and himself… — John McLeod
I have not taken my good looks seriously from the beginning. When I would be teased by my friends about my looks, I would just… — Arjun Rampal
I am incredibly self-deprecating. It stems from self-doubt. — Charlie Cox
Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson… — Adam McKay
I like a man with a nice, self-deprecating sense of humour. — Christina Hendricks
When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it… — John Ortberg
I think women have a hard time not apologizing their way into negotiations. We tend to back in to these conversations in a self-deprecating and… — Mika Brzezinski
In the still of the night I can hear my thoughts and dance into obscurity. — Unknown Author
Hilarious alcitre and so self deprecating. I didn't like Pamela Stephenson before all this but she's so honest and doesn't try to make out she's… — Unknown Author
If I wasn't as self-deprecating as I am, what I say on the show may come off as bitchy or catty, but that has never… — Danielle Fishel

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