Self Effacing Quotes

11 quotes by 11 authors

Evan Handler is not only a fine actor, heâ€™s a damn good writer. Itâ€™s Only Temporary is wise and funny and as righteously indignant as… — Meghan Daum
I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. No show-off like… — Erica Jong
It is not merely the brevity by which the haiku isolates a particular group of phenomena from all the rest; nor its suggestiveness, through which… — Reginald Horace Blyth
Those who are silent, self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences. — Thornton Wilder
Until self-effacing men return again to spiritual leadership, we may expect a progressive deterioration in the quality of popular Christianity year after year till we… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
In regards to being a fashion aficionado, there's a certain amount of taking yourself seriously in the professional world. The self-effacing person can't completely go… — St. Vincent
... most of all the actor will love the boys and girls, the men and women, who sit in the cheapest seats, in the very… — Minnie Maddern Fiske
Being humble does not mean being weak, reticent, or self-effacing. It means recognizing principle and putting it ahead of self. It means standing firmly for… — Stephen Covey
When he thought of her, it rather amazed him, that he had let that girl with her violin go. Now, of course, he saw that… — Ian Mcewan
I think I have great responsibility, and when I do my music, when I try to relate to my audience, I just try to do… — Q-Tip
My favorite comedy is self-effacing, where the person doing the joke is the butt of it. That's always been the stuff I've gravitated toward. And… — Andy Samberg

Who Wrote These Self Effacing Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 11 Self Effacing Quotes as follows: