Humble Quotes
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“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”
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“Being real is what keeps me humble. It doesn't matter how much money I make or how much I accomplish. What's critical is staying real to myself and keeping my feet on the ground. That's what helps keep me going.”
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“Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.”
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“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
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“I'm always asked, 'What's the secret to success?' But there are no secrets. Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.”
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“People always tell you, 'Be humble. Be humble.' When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome!”
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“Humility is the true key to success. Successful people lose their way at times. They often embrace and overindulge from the fruits of success. Humility halts this arrogance and self-indulging trap. Humble people share the credit and wealth, remaining focused and hungry to continue the journey of success.”
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“Don't worry about the pressure or the responsibility. Just live in it, have fun, and when everything seems to be going right, just stay humble and remember your family.”
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“It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.”
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“Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.”
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“Many people look at me and think they know me but they don't at all. This is the real me. I am a humble person, a feeling person. A person who cares about others, who wants to help others.”
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“Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I've been hurt, I've learned from that injury and come back even more humble.”
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“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”
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“Stay humble, and work hard every day no matter what happens.”
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“I don't believe a champion is the biggest, baddest, meanest dude in the world. I think the champion is like a warrior; it's like the head knight or lead samurai: humble men of integrity, respect, and honor that treat people kindly.”
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“Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.”
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“We're gracious and we're humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose.”
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“If you aren't humble, whatever empathy you claim is false and probably results from some arrogance or the desire to control. But true empathy is rooted in humility and the understanding that there are many people with as much to contribute in life as you.”
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“Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.”
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“The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself.”
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“Knowledge is proud that it knows so much; wisdom is humble that it knows no more.”
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“Never be haughty to the humble or humble to the haughty.”
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“God's promises are all on condition of humble obedience.”
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“I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.”
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“Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.”
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“I'll always keep fighting, keep being myself and be as respectful as I can be to stay as true to myself as I can and stay humble.”
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“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”
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“Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.”
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“To become a great player, you've got to show real dedication and commitment to football, and you've got to be very humble and hard-working. And, above all, you've got to fight to make your dreams come true.”
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“I feel like being true to yourself is always going to keep you humble; it's always going to make you remember who you are.”
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“Rome has grown since its humble beginnings that it is now overwhelmed by its own greatness.”
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“It keeps me humble just to know exactly where I came from and all the hard work I had to put in to be here. It feels good to reminisce about the past.”
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“Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work.”
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“Don't be humble… you're not that great.”
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“Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious.”
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“A lot of people think I'm cocky or arrogant but I'm really just chill and cool and humble.”
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“My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.”
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“The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at your real height against some higher nature that will show you what the real smallness of your greatness is.”
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“Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism.”
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“My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
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“God will have a humble people. Either we can choose to be humble, or we can be compelled to be humble.”
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“We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery.”
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“People with a sense of humor tend to be less egocentric and more realistic in their view of the world and more humble in moments of success and less defeated in times of travail.”
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“God removes the sin of the one who makes humble confession, and thereby the devil loses the sovereignty he had gained over the human heart.”
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“I just want to be humble at all times.”
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“Every man, every woman who has to take up the service of government, must ask themselves two questions: 'Do I love my people in order to serve them better? Am I humble and do I listen to everybody, to diverse opinions in order to choose the best path?' If you don't ask those questions, your governance will not be good.”
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“Master your craft, be nice and stay humble.”
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“Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.”
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“I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way. Sense of humor is definitely important. And sunglasses always hide a multitude of sins. Sunglasses and a great pair of heels can turn most outfits around.”
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“Stay humble, be fearless, and work, work, work, work, work, work.”
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“You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the Internet industry, it's not about grand innovation, it's about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better.”
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“It's so different when you get a second chance to come back out and do your thing - you're more humble, you appreciate it more, you know what not to do this second time around.”
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“We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.”
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“I want to stay humble, but I have to talk because the other guys talk too much, and… I understand the crazy power the UFC PR machine has.”
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“We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.”
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“My grandmother always told me that regardless of what the world gives you, stay humble. Stay strong in your beliefs, and be honest. And when you're wrong, be a man and say you're wrong. And be strong when you're right.”
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“The essence of America - that which really unites us - is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion - it is an idea - and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.”
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“The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.”
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“I say that in the most humble way: I always knew that I could perform with the best of 'em and I could deliver with the best of 'em.”
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“Beauty, to me, is kind, generous, and people that are humble.”
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“Real Madrid are favourites in every championship and in every game, but we will stay humble in order to earn a victory.”
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“The whole course of human history may depend on a change of heart in one solitary and even humble individual - for it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.”
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“Stay humble, always.”
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“You need to be humble, play with pride but also aggression.”
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“The kind of people that all teams need are people who are humble, hungry, and smart: humble being little ego, focusing more on their teammates than on themselves. Hungry, meaning they have a strong work ethic, are determined to get things done, and contribute any way they can. Smart, meaning not intellectually smart but inner personally smart.”
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“Humble souls are fearful of their own strength.”
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“I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.”
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“You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress.”
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“The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.”
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“I'm a humble kid. I grew up with Filathlitikos. There were some people in Filathlitikos that taught to me how to stay humble. It was coach Tzivas that never allowed me to get carried away. That's who I am.”
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“Each life is unique. But for all, repentance will surely include passing through the portal of humble prayer. Our Father in Heaven can allow us to feel fully the conviction of our sins. He knows the depths of our remorse. He can then direct what we must do to qualify for forgiveness.”
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“The praise that comes from love does not make us vain, but more humble.”
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“To the nameless and unsung heroes of our freedom struggle, we offer our humble tribute. Their life-blood nourishes the body of independent India.”
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“If I see the… Hulk Hogan or the Donald Trump, I break their back - make them humble.”
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“Corrections are good, they keep us all humble.”
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“I think a good pastor is somebody who is honest and humble and has a really caring heart.”
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“If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.”
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“You're either humble or you're not. If you were a jerk before the fame, you just become a jerk with a bigger spotlight. Whoever you are really comes through.”
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“I love my tribe, the Maasai are very good people and humble.”
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“If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.”
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“The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.”
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“Anyone who is humble but still super accomplished, super recognized, renowned, has status, and has every reason to not have to be humble if they don't want to, but they still choose to be humble because they value that humanity is connected - that we're all on the same level as humans - that humility is what wins my heart.”
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“I've changed for the better. I'm much more selfless and humble and you're reminded about what life's really about. You love your kid so much that you just want to be a brilliant role model for them. It cleans up your act a bit.”
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“I come from a very humble background. My father had to work really hard to become an assistant director. For a large part of his youth, he worked in a mill and took up odd jobs to make ends meet. We lived in a small room and could only afford a meal a day.”
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“The chimpanzee study was - well, it's still going on, and I think it's taught us perhaps more than anything else to be a little humble; that we are, indeed, unique primates, we humans, but we're simply not as different from the rest of the animal kingdom as we used to think.”
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“I grew up in a humble neighbourhood in Argentina called Dock Sud. From my house, about 200 metres away was a football pitch. That's where I spent my childhood. It's a neighbourhood where everybody helped each other because there was a lot of difficulties. There, I grew up happily, because I learned a lot of things.”
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“I moved to Humble under really unfortunate circumstances obviously, Hurricane Katrina, so our family was displaced here for four months. Humble was a home for us.”
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“I am very humble, and I am very gracious and very grateful for everything that happens to me and about me and around me.”
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“The true mystic is always both humble and compassionate, for she knows that she does not know.”
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“You desire that which exceeds my humble powers, but I trust in the compassion and mercy of the All-powerful God.”
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“Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair.”
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“It's important I keep my feet on the ground and stay humble and still work hard.”
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“Let us be a little humble; let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us.”
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“Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember that the sanctity of life in the hill villages of Afghanistan, among the winter snows, is as inviolable in the eye of Almighty God, as can be your own.”
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“I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth.”
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“If you are humble, your concentration will be very high. That's the way to go in sports.”
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“Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.”
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“He is a very humble man, that thinks not himself better than some others.”
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“I think that my humble beginnings were very deliberate, and I'm grateful for them because I'm not sure I would see my achievements the same way if they were handed to me. I'm not sure my work ethic would be the same.”
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“I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you're humble.”
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“Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.”
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“I am no more humble than my talents require.”
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“I am humble Abraham Lincoln. I have been solicited by my friends to become a candidate for the Legislature. My politics are short and sweet, like the old woman's dance.”
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“I'm humble 'cause I think many years ago people say, 'Well, Alibaba's terrible company'. And I know we were not that terrible. We're pretty good; we're better than people thought. But today, when people have a high expectation on you, and I start to worry and nervous because we are not good yet.”
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“My father was a bricklayer, and my mother was a housewife. It was complicated, obviously, because of our humble origin, but thank God we were all focused.”
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“A novel ensures that we can look before and after, take action at whatever pace we choose, read again and again, skip and go back. The story in a book is humble and serviceable, available, friendly, is not switched on and off but taken up and put down, lasts a lifetime.”
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“I was born in a very humble family that taught me a lot of good stuff in my life.”
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“I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.”
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“As a boss, as a CEO, as a creative director, as a chef, I've learned that failure will always come. I've learned to give it a big squeeze, smile at it, humble myself to it and then use it as a springboard to send me on my way to strength, success, and fulfillment.”
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“I think any spiritual experience that's worthwhile is not about ego and it will humble you in some way. And also, a Zen monk once said to me, 'If you're not laughing, then you're not getting it.'”
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“My parents have always told me to try and stay humble as you can, and I think that's been a big help to my career.”
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“Half of my library are old books because I like seeing how people thought about their world at their time. So that I don't get bigheaded about something we just discovered and I can be humble about where we might go next. Because you can see who got stuff right and most of the people who got stuff wrong.”
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“We are all responsible to Jesus first, and then, under him, to various other persons and offices. Discerning the path of love and obedience when two or more of these submissive relationships collide is a call to humble, Bible-saturated, spiritual wisdom.”
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“God makes confetti out of our titles and accomplishments to celebrate the poor and the humble.”
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“We've had a humble upbringing. You know, my father came through as a political refugee; my mother comes from a hard-working-farmers family. We've had humble upbringing.”
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“At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.”
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“Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in prayer. God's ear is ever open to hear the heart-felt petitions of his humble servants, and he does not require them to wear out the organs of speech in addressing him.”
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“I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth; I came from really humble beginnings - the projects of New York City - and I worked my way to get to where I am.”
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“The one characteristic of authentic power that most people overlook is humbleness. It is important for many reasons. A humble person walks in a friendly world. He or she sees friends everywhere he or she looks, wherever he or she goes, whomever he or she meets. His or her perception goes beyond the shell of appearance and into essence.”
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“You will find me standing up to my rack, as the people's faithful representative, and the public's most obedient, very humble servant.”
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“I do think women generally are more humble.”
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“I try to be as humble as possible, but I'm just on another level. That's all there is to it.”
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“One may be humble out of pride.”
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“The Teen Challenge ministry was born out of those humble early days of ministry. It now includes over 500 drug and alcohol rehab centers around the world, even in Muslim countries. These include homes for girls and women addicts and alcoholics, all which are reaching many.”
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“I love Newark, but it was easy to get caught up in the wrong situation. You know, when you come from very humble beginnings, you always have that fear that everything could go away at any moment.”
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“If we humble ourselves before the Lord, He will lift us up… He will. That's His promise.”
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“Ram Kapoor is super chilled out. He's so humble. He's very passionate towards his work. You get to learn a lot from him.”
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“There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.”
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“Shashank is a very sweet guy. He is very funny and down to earth both. At the same time, he is humble and it is this nature that makes it easy to work with him.”
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“The presence of any humility in my life is purely and completely an evidence of God's grace. From my perspective, I am not a humble man. I am a proud man pursuing humility by the grace of God.”
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“You want to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble pen.”
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“Confident is believing in yourself. Being humble is, even though you believe in yourself and you know what you're capable of, you still work 10 times harder than your opponent to make sure you get the output you want.”
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“I've never had a humble opinion. If you've got an opinion, why be humble about it?”
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“Sincerity may be humble but she cannot be servile.”
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“The landscape painter must walk in the fields with a humble mind. No arrogant man was ever permitted to see Nature in all her beauty.”
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“What you have to do is be grateful for the chances you get. I've always been very humble and never take it for granted, ever. I do the best I can possibly do.”
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“The position of the artist if humble. He is essentially a channel.”
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“I think our slow, humble beginnings in surf shops, ski shops, bike shops, and motorcycle shops have been extremely important for our success. GoPro is all about celebrating an active lifestyle and sharing that with other people. It's authentic. It's not a brand that we went out and bought a bunch of ads for to create.”
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“The humble and meek are thirsting for blood.”
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“But my humble opinion is, I'm not quite sure where I stand on the legalization of drugs - though, if tequila is legal, pot should probably be legal.”
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“You have to know when to be arrogant. You have to when to be humble. You have to know when to be hard and you have to know when to be soft.”
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“I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.”
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“It is just the start of your professional career and you have to handle it properly and realise that it is not always like that. There will be ups and downs. It is important that you keep humble, keep working hard and see it as the first step on a long journey.”
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“I am very proud to look back and see all that I've been through, without forgetting my identity and always staying humble.”
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“Strip the proud nobility of their bloated estates, reduce them to a level with plain republicans, send forth to labor, and teach their children to enter the workshops or handle the plow, and you will thus humble proud traitors.”
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“If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.”
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“Be humble, be gracious, and make peace with inner fears before stepping out into the limelight and allowing yourself to be subjected to all of humanity.”
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“My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.”
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“Your fans you never disrespect, but if they look like jabroni than you humble them till they respect you.”
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“If one has the answers to all the questions - that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be humble.”
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“I have high expectations for myself - as an athlete, as a man, as an individual - and wrestling has helped me build a lot of character knowing that I have to remain humble but also fight complacency.”
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“I am not ashamed of my past; I am not ashamed of my humble beginnings.”
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“You just have to stay humble.”
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“As a young man, I was a navy officer in Vietnam. I made $320 a month and would always give away $50 a month to a family I felt that was in greater need than me, in addition to my tithing to my church. I've just always felt in my heart, coming from a very humble background, that there are plenty of people who need a break in life.”
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“I have always wanted to become a saint. Unfortunately, when I have compared myself with the saints, I have always found that there is the same difference between the saints and me as there is between a mountain whose summit is lost in the clouds and a humble grain of sand trodden underfoot by passers-by.”
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“I have learned that the biggest stars and the greatest players are the most humble ones, the ones who respect people the most.”
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“It is a great consolation for me to remember that the Lord, to whom I had drawn near in humble and child-like faith, has suffered and died for me, and that He will look on me in love and compassion.”
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“My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian.”
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“Jesus was humble when He walked this earth. He had all power, yet used all meekness.”
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“My strength is my humility. When you are humble, people like you.”
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“People from all walks of life and all over the world look at me and know my humble beginnings and know that everything I've done has been through hard work. People respect me as a marketer and brand builder.”
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“I make sure I'm appreciative and can an encounter the world in a humble way.”
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“I try my best to keep my feet on the floor and stay humble and let my ability do the talking.”
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“You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: 'Yes, you're doing the right thing, you're always right.' No, they tell me when I'm wrong, and that's why I've been able to stay who I am and stay humble.”
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“Humility was an important part of the way I grew up. And I found that to be less common when I moved to California. That's not to say humble people don't exist there, but ambition seems really important.”
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“Any top-level athlete, it's always the same. There's always that hint of arrogance there… It's hard to be humble when you're the best.”
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“Before the sacred, people lose all sense of power and all confidence; they occupy a powerless and humble attitude toward it. And yet no thing is sacred of itself, but by my declaring it sacred, by my declaration, my judgment, my bending the knee; in short, by my - conscience.”
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“Every day I'm trying to be more humble and how do you do that? I guess, every day, we have mass. Every day, I pray the rosary. That's what I do.”
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“True humility is expressed in deeds, not words. The humble are those who truly walk the same ground as everyone else - not necessarily with grovelling, hunched backs, but certainly not lording it over others, either.”
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“If we go on your iPhone and go to the dictionary and look up 'humble,' 80 per cent of the definition is negative. It's a controlling word. It's a way to control the masses and to control the sheep.”
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“The names of Dingane and Bambata, Hintsa and Makana, Squngthi and Dalasile, Moshoeshoe and Sekhukhuni, were praised as the glory of the entire African nation. I hoped then that life might offer me the opportunity to serve my people and make my own humble contribution to their freedom struggle.”
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“Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.”
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“I've been through a lot off the field. I think that kind of translates onto the field. Football serves for a lot of life lessons, and so it allows me to stay humble and continue to work.”
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“I don't feel like I need to air out dirty laundry or any drama. But Robin Williams was one of the nicest guys I've ever met, celebrity or not. The most humble, nicest guy. I will also say he had a lot of issues.”
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“My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us.”
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“I love everyone that supports me, and things can get wild at times, but my parents raised me to be grounded and to always remain humble. I think that's one of the main reasons that my fans support me.”
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“The pilgrim is humble and devout, and human, and charitable, and ready to smile and admire; therefore, he should comprehend the whole of his way, the people in it, and the hills and the clouds, and the habits of the various cities.”
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“In my humble opinion, change is stupid.”
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“In the U.K. we are shed mad and the level of inventive design and eccentricity is an entirely new world. I love it because the humble shed is like an escape.”
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“I'm really so humble because I come from nothing.”
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“I don't think there is a perfect athlete. But if I had to come close to picking someone who demonstrates all the traits that I feel an athlete should have, I would say the perfect athlete would be Tiger Woods. He has the ability, he's humble and he's very good at what he does.”
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“Being a WWE performer and doing all the different things we get to do, it can wear on you, and you can learn a lot of stuff about yourself. For me, it always reminds me to just stay humble. Just be yourself, love what you do, and enjoy the ride.”
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“I was just raised in humble beginnings: three brothers together and a single mother who raised us the best she could.”
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“I think it's really important to be humble for the music because there is always someone better than you, there is always something new for you to learn for music and you can't be the best in the world. It makes you work very hard.”
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“I'd compare myself to Zinedine Zidane - a humble guy who just happened to be the best.”
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“Mary's life was a perfect imitation of Jesus. She was humble, hidden, sorrowful and afflicted, but she also knew joys that never entered the heart of man. She is all things to all men that she might understand their failings, though she failed not.”
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“Work at being a humble person.”
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“I'm no leader; I'm a little humble follower.”
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“If you want to humble an empire, it makes sense to maim its cathedrals. They are symbols of its faith, and when they crumple and burn, it tells us we are not so powerful and we can't be safe.”
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“Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.”
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“The bigger I've gotten, the more humble I am. Life just humbles you.”
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“Mom always got me to school and the driving range while Dad was working. She also kept me quiet and humble. Both of them taught me to let my golf do the talking.”
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“The Almighty, if necessary, may have to shake the nations to humble them and cause them to listen to the servants of the living God. Whatever is needed will come to pass.”
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“We must heed the call of action and, with courageous steps and humble hearts, work against tyranny.”
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“Off-camera, Hrithik is very humble and extremely focused. He is an emotional person, and very old school as far as his emotions go. He is an old soul.”
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“I was born and have ever remained in the most humble walks of life.”
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“The cardinals have elected me, a simple, humble worker in the Lord's vineyard.”
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“We came from a humble background but with a lot of love, so we were able to overcome that.”
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“Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.”
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“I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.”
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“Yes, I am proud, and very humble too.”
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“If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated?”
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“Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.”
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“In 1984, Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt gave me the opportunity of a lifetime to serve as a legislative intern in his office in Washington, D.C. Coming from humble beginnings, the experience changed my life and charted me on a path of public service.”
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“Humble people ask for help.”
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“Everyone was poor. We were satisfied with a life that was simple and humble. We were a peaceful, open people.”
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“I came from the most humble side of society, and I know what it's like to be poor, really poor, and I was brought up in the '60s and '70s very poor, and I'm very happy flying the flag for the working man.”
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“It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.”
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“I always say God doesn't need me, but I need Him in my life to survive in this world and over temptation. That's Who keeps me humble every time.”
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“Humble prayer to our Heavenly Father, in deep faith in Jesus Christ, is essential to qualify us for the companionship of the Holy Ghost.”
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“If God were to appear in my room, obviously I would be in awe, but I don't think I would be humble. I might cry, but I think he would dig me like crazy.”
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“If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts.”
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“I believe God wants you to have money to pay your bills, send your kids to college and do charity work and build orphanages. There's the teaching that we're supposed to be poor to show that we're humble. I don't buy that. I think we're supposed to be leaders. We're supposed to excel.”
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“Being humble matters.”
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“Learn how to humble yourself, and be able to take advice and not feel like you know everything.”
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“I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.”
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“My mother helped me to be who I am: to have strength and not to let people run all over me and yet to be humble; to realise that all of this that I have today could be gone.”
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“I know that I come from a place of small-town roots and of humble beginnings and I try to keep those things in my songs - just stuff that I know people like me can relate to.”
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“Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.”
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“If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.”
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“I'm probably one of the must humble people you'll ever meet.”
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“The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be.”
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“I love 'HUMBLE' because he spoke on women with stretch marks and that's what I live and stand for is body positivity.”
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“The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change.”
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“No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble.”
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“Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.”
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“My opinion is that politicians should be humble in the face of history. And whenever history is a matter of debate, it should be left in the hands of historians and experts.”
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“Wiz is a cool guy, humble guy, down to Earth guy. You would really think he was just a regular guy if you didn't know who he was. But he still has a superstar aura about him.”
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“A humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than a deep search after learning.”
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“Not saying it out of cockiness or anything, I'm a humble guy but I work hard. This has been my dream - to be the best, looking up to guys like Deion Sanders and Darrell Green and Mel Blount.”
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“I came from rather humble beginnings.”
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“The ministers of Christ should possess refinement. All uncouth manners, attitudes and gestures should be discarded, and they should encourage in themselves humble dignity of bearing.”
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“I have a lot of respect for Messi and for everything that he has achieved. He is very humble. But it's crucial to show authority when we meet on the pitch and show him who's boss.”
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“On the field, I'm very, very arrogant - cocky. I think that's how you have to be as a DB. All the great DBs I know - the best DBs ever - had that. I bet you couldn't rank the top 10 of DBs and say when he was playing he was very humble and didn't talk smack. I think it would be impossible.”
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“The Old Testament teaches us that if we humble ourselves and pray, God will hear from heaven and heal our land. And the New Testament assures us that the fervent prayers of righteous men can make a difference.”
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“I just know who I am as a person, comfortable in my own skin. And I guess that's just a testament to how I was raised. All credit to my parents. But yeah, I'm a humble guy, confident at the same time - just go about my business.”
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“I'll never forget where I'm from. It's essential to remain humble and evolving.”
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“Friends are really important, especially when you've had the successes that I've had. I've gone really far in my career, so they're the ones that keep you humble, keep your feet on the ground.”
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“The humble are in danger when those in power disagree.”
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“Almost any difficulty will move in the face of honesty. When I am honest I never feel stupid. And when I am honest I am automatically humble.”
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“For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again.”
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“He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.”
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“There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.”
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“Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.”
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“Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur.”
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“Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord.”
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“You gotta love these Christians, they're humble people.”
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“When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can.”
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“To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.”
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“The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.”
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“The marathon can humble you.”
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“You often feel that your prayers scarcely reach the ceiling; but, oh, get into this humble spirit by considering how good the Lord is, and how evil you all are, and then prayer will mount on wings of faith to heaven.”
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“And I hope that five years and 10 years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.”
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“All that I can tell you is, that I used my humble powers to the uttermost, and raised my voice in behalf of Human Rights in general, and the elevation and Rights of Woman in particular, nearly all my life.”
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“I didn't want to be a writer, but I became one. And now I have many readers, in many countries. I think that's a miracle. So I think I have to be humble regarding this ability. I'm proud of it and I enjoy it, and it is strange to say it this way, but I respect it.”
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“Were I as base as is the lowly plain, And you, my Love, as high as heaven above, Yet should the thoughts of me, your humble swain,.”
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“Welcome, wild harbinger of spring! To this small nook of earth; Feeling and fancy fondly cling, Round thoughts which owe their birth, To thee, and to the humble spot, Where chance has fixed thy lowly lot.”
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“But I don't really care for directors flaring up and trying to humble some actor, which they would do to try and make an example out of them so everybody else would stay on the ball - and David wasn't anything like that.”
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“I think we were always humble.”
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“I do not think that music keeps evolving. It evolved through Bach; since then, in my humble opinion, all the innovations added nothing.”
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“But I will say this: In my humble opinion, knowing nothing about it, I do believe that they have remote viewers working on where Osama Bin Laden is. I absolutely, 100%, convinced of that.”
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“Everything is a mystery, ourselves, and all things both simple and humble.”
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“So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.”
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“You have to demand things and believe you're worth more. And once you do demand them, you're usually going to get them. The players who first came in were very humble because we came from obscurity. Today's players, on the other hand, have a sense of entitlement.”
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“For humble individuals like myself, there is one poor comfort, which is this, viz. that gout, unlike any other disease, kills more rich men than poor, more wise men than simple.”
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“The expression of this idea is Queens of the Stone Age, but the idea is that you will never slack on the music and will always humble yourself at the alter of Rock.”
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“Their humble dwellings were of their own rearing; it was they themselves who had broken in their little fields; from time immemorial, far beyond the reach of history, had they possessed their mountain holdings.”
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“A lot of times in this business, we are taking advantage of hot times in our career to do a lot of TV and a lot of radio and that sort of thing, and George is able to be so humble that he can get away with not doing those things.”
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“We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.”
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“As a theoretical physicist, I feel at once proud and humble at the thought of the illustrious figures that have preceded me here to receive the greatest of all honors in science, the Nobel prize.”
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“I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.”
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“This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling of horror by the unearthly paleness of his countenance, from which I could not avert my eyes, that I was unable longer to endure it.”
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“I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning.”
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“Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets.”
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“Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you've ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that's life. Who isn't like that? What's the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.”
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“May I say, finally, that I have no illusions of grandeur; quite to the contrary, I am very humble in my knowledge that through forty years of my life my life has been an open book of service to my fellow architects and for the public good.”
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“I, sir, I just like to work. I'm humble.”
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“Just the fact that I'm in the game is great. I'm just blessed to be working. I got a plan, but I'm humble and I try to be humble.”
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“I'm humble enough to wait and just chill. I'm having fun just working with these good people, man.”
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“The immediate, highest priority need, in my humble opinion, is that we build quickly the interim structures that can channel water away from population and businesses in the New Orleans area.”
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“In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.”
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“Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position to be driven at all, in that humble vehicle, the 'bus, I have had, perhaps, exceptional opportunities for observing their mutual position and behaviour; and it is very peculiar.”
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“I have to stay humble. I'm just a normal human with a job that is televised.”
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“But You never reject a repentant and humble heart.”
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“Let us lose none of their humble words, let us note their slightest gestures, and tell me, tell me that we will think of them together, now and later, when we realise the misery of the times and the magnitude of their sacrifice.”
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“I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers - mostly small and humble - who for many years have been fighting a quiet, oftentimes losing war on the food production front.”
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“Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.”
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“I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction, but as a humble petitioner, in my country's name, as its freely chosen constitutional leader, to entreat your generous aid.”
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“I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had.”
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“You have to be humble when you're dealing with God.”
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“What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.”
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“Sin recognized but that may keep us humble, But oh, it keeps us nasty.”
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“No education can be of true advantage to young women but that which trains them up in humble industry, in great plainness of living, in exact modesty of dress.”
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“I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate.”
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“How did we win the election in the year 2000? We talked about a humble foreign policy: No nation-building; don't police the world. That's conservative, it's Republican, it's pro-American - it follows the founding fathers. And, besides, it follows the Constitution.”
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“We're quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn't work exponentially when we are together. Relationships are about eating humble pie.”
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“Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good who are not criminal and all are wise who are not ridiculously otherwise.”
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“The English, the plain English, of the politest address of a gentleman to a lady is, I am now, dear Madam, your humble servant: Pray be so good as to let me be your Lord and Master.”
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“Barack Obama says that we need to be humble toward terrorism. Yet he is the one we have been waiting for. That is humble?”
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“Jesse McCartney is one of the nicest people around. I hate when I hear bad things about him, because anyone who knows him would agree that he's a good guy and really humble.”
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“I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I've had many friends that have been destitute - you know, running into trouble - and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path.”
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“I come from a pop background, but I'm also a Puerto Rican and I do feel this music. My approach to salsa is a humble one, and I defy anybody to prove that I'm faking it.”
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“So much of how we act and what we do is based on humility or pride - that's everything. And when you can humble yourself, you know, we are more like Christ when we can humble ourselves.”
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“I think it's important to come from a humble place.”
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“Swedes are a really humble and shy people in many ways, but I think it's pretty much the same as in the U.S. Little girls want to take photographs with me at lunch.”
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“I'm very humble in terms of knowing that television is an extraordinary collaborative medium and that one person alone cannot make a great TV show.”
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“I have this complex. I don't like too much exposure. I don't know why it is. Maybe it's bred in me, because my dad always told me to be humble and don't think you're too good.”
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“It's a quality of my life that I wouldn't change for the world, having grown up with such a humble background.”
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“It's hard to know exactly how people develop the characters they do. There could be people from humble beginnings that turn into jerks. Some characteristics are just part of that special soul of that human being.”
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“I come from very humble origins, so the last thing I would ever do is to look down my nose at people who can't afford to come here to my shop.”
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“Normally, I've found in my life that the louder you speak, probably, the less of a fighter you are. All the fighters I've had a chance and the honor to serve with didn't pat themselves on the back, were pretty humble men and women.”
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“Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, 'How can I help?' That's the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done.”
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“I've learned how to stay humble. I don't want to get in over my head because when you do that it takes you off your game.”
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“I just want to make it very clear that I come from very humble beginnings, and I worked for everything!”
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“At this point in my career, I don't have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things. My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.”
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“Staying humble has always been really important to me, and always being proud of what you're representing.”
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“If I was freer than I had ever been in my life, I was not yet entirely free, for I still hung on to an idea that had been set deep in me by all my schooling so far: I was a bright boy and I ought to make something out of myself… something else that would be a cut or two above my humble origins.”
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“What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors important.”
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“I will serve the people in a very humble way.”
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“Life is the power that's greater than I can ever comprehend. The way life runs through everything, even the tiniest elements of nature - that makes me humble.”
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“Let me tell you - when I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. You don't think about breaking records anymore, you don't think about gaining scientific data - the only thing that you want is to come back alive.”
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“As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to keep everything in perspective and stay humble.”
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“Used to be, conservatives revered the Average American, that Norman Rockwell oil painting of diner food, humble faith, honest toil, and Capraesque virtue.”
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“My parents are pretty good about keeping me humble. They brought me up good.”
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“There's a window in my life which is football. I try to remember that it's not going to be there forever. That's why staying humble is important; knowing who I am and the message I'm sending out. I always try to be a person first, before I'm No. 55 on the football field.”
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“Artists are taught to be humble about their impact, especially in folk music. It's so ingrained that I have a hard time even thinking I had any impact other than what a normal hit song would have.”
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“I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world experience. And they're humble.”
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“I lost my mind at 15. I'd been shown a world where there were no boundaries, where everyone gave me all the power. And I was like, 'This is great!' Then that was gone. But I was like, 'Yeah, but I still want that.' I'd lost my humble, very quiet, introverted sensibilities which I think I definitely had as a kid.”
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“I think Aussies try to stay humble.”
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“I never had any financial support or sponsors, and so I always had to, at every level, prove myself the hard way. I was five years in Japan before I got my debut at Le Mans. And I think this is a humble way to get through as a racing driver.”
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“I think gardens are fantastic, and I'd love to draw and design and stuff like that. I love just planting flowers during the summer. There's something very humble about it, and natural and beautiful.”
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“Being humble and sweet is the hardest thing you can do.”
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“Portraiture keeps me humble. It's simple and straightforward. There is nothing more interesting I can make up than the figure sitting right in front of me.”
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“Let me tell you, Barack Obama is the most down dude in the world, but he's so smart; so articulate, such an amazing speaker; such a passionate man. He's humble.”
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“I'm a humble guy, but I'm audacious.”
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“I want to be Gwyneth Paltrow when I grow up! She's been able to have such a great career, such a great family and she stays so humble and so real.”
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“It seems that every generation needs its public, tweedy, literary personality to sell its consumer electronics. To whatever degree I can live up to the Plimptonian legacy, I am humble and proud.”
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“I love the idea of living a life that is completely humble and quiet.”
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“As young cook, especially in France, they're very tough in the kitchen. The idea is to make you humble and learn fast.”
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“Bombino's a super modest guy, very nice. His whole crew is a bunch of characters and he's definitely the Grand Poobah. I don't think the other guys are that much younger than him, but he definitely feels like the wise man; you just sort of get that sense when you're around him. He doesn't say that much but he's humble and well-respected.”
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“My parents are very humble people who have simple lives… they live in a pleasant little town in China.”
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“I guess something people wouldn't expect me to listen to are artists like Alicia Keys. But she is so incredibly talented. She has this huge voice and great work ethic, which I really respect in an artist. She is also very humble and gracious and devoted to her skill.”
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“Steven Tyler is awesome. He is so humble. He's really sweet and coming from him and his career, it's amazing.”
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“My mom came from such humble beginnings and especially my dad as well. He didn't go to university.”
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“I'm from really humble beginnings. I've never been this Hollywood diva, but you get caught up in what you're pretending to be.”
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“I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and being fallacious - which is increasingly serious in a society where our work may have unpredictable consequences.”
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“There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.”
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“I'm a humble guy, okay?”
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“I have to humble myself.”
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“A lot of times I'll see guys who are nowhere near the level of the board they're riding. They might love surfing and love how it looks, but you really have to work your way up. It takes eating a little humble pie at first, and stepping back to equipment that might be a bit slow, but do it.”
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“Your humble critic confesses that he has been wrestling with 'weight issues' since leaving college lo these, uh, several years ago, so it's hard to be receptive to the moralistic scolding and patronizing encouragement offered endlessly by the allegedly well-meaning.”
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“I doubt the terrorists saw 9/11 as a teaching opportunity. And we're not really a culture geared to anything as humble as 'learning.' But I was disappointed in how quickly everyone wanted to get back to normal. It was as if we watched terrorism on TV for a while, then got bored and turned back to 'American Idol.'”
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“I believe that we are given strength and help from a power much larger than ourselves. I believe if I humble myself that this power will come through me, and help me create work that is bigger than I would have ever been able to have done alone.”
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“We normally know Jesus as a humble, loving servant, which He is. But Revelations gives us the bigger picture of who Jesus is, in His glory.”
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“It's interesting with my blog, because it feels to me less like a blog and more like a forum, because my readers are so funny and leave hysterical comments. And I'm not being humble when I say that very often, the comments are so much better than the post originally was.”
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“Now my poor hometown is being castigated as the center of an IRS scandal. Humble workers at the Cincinnati office targeted Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations for special scrutiny when those groups applied for tax-exempt status. There's no conceivable excuse for that. It was deeply, deeply wrong.”
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“The life of Christ was a life of humble simplicity, yet how infinitely exalted was his mission. Christ is our example in all things.”
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“The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I honestly do not and cannot think about that. It's a lovely piece of crystal on my bookcase, but that's all it is to me.”
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“I grew up listening to AM radio in the '70s and hearing all of that great soul and rhythm and blues music, which definitely influenced the way I sing. But singing gospel has made me a much more humble person. There are so many people who were geniuses who only a few people knew about when they were alive.”
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“I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis.”
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“One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches.”
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“Before the sacred, people lost all sense of power and all confidence; they occupy a powerless and humble attitude toward it. And yet no thing is sacred of itself, but by declaring it sacred, by my declaration, my judgment, my bending the knee; in short, by my - conscience.”
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“Sport has given me drive and discipline. It also taught me to remain humble.”
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“For me, it's a great opportunity on a public platform to get on your knees and humble myself and thank the Lord for all the blessings he's put in my life.”
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“The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble.”
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“To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts.”
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“I'm one of those women who's not to be messed with. I'm very opinionated and boisterous at times. I'm also kind and humble. I know when to fold and when to hold, and that's important. If my edge scares you, then you have a choice to remove yourself.”
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“I really feel that I had a genuinely diverse, multicultural upbringing, and I just don't find New York to be quite as diverse. Maybe I'm romanticising, but I feel that I was exposed to a real melting pot in terms of culture and pop culture. My kids are essentially middle-class, but I do try to remind them that they come from humble beginnings.”
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“Africa doesn't leap on you immediately; it seeps slowly, and it's incredibly important to be respectful and humble there.”
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“The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.”
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“I mean, I'm humble… to me, I'm just a regular cat from Oakland, California.”
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“I call myself taking control of a situation, but sometimes you really have to learn to humble yourself and to submit yourself. I'm not really good with submission, so that's the part of marriage and relationships that I've found very hard to deal with.”
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“I have to say that Common is one of the kindest, most humble, grateful individuals that I've ever met in my life. I was profoundly affected by meeting him. I think he is an outstanding human being.”
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“If you want to be an actor, you should keep confident. Don't get too much of an ego and become not humble. But you should have esteem and not feel bad when you don't book something. So I think you should just stay humble, but you also need to have some esteem to make yourself keep going.”
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“I think I can be pretty special. I think I can impact a lot in the NBA, especially with my size and my shooting ability and athleticism and just being a humble person.”
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“I'm never going to forget Wellston. It's where I grew up. It's my heart and my pride. The people are great here. I'm going to give back. I was born and raised here. I'm a humble person. The community knows that. I want to build it back to how it was and be a happier place than it was.”
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“I'm not cocky at all. You ask anybody, I'm one of the nicest guys. I try to be as humble as I can, but if you work hard, sometimes you know that you earned more respect.”
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“I had the humble beginnings. I was doing comedy in laundry mats in 1992, literally where I would bring a little gorilla amp and a lapel mike and just start performing.”
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“It's flattering to people who stop you and say that you've helped them and all. But, again, you know, you've got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down.”
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“Lebanon is a small country, weak, an army with very humble capabilities.”
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“I was lucky because I got so successful so early, and when you get successful early, then you can afford to be a little bit humble.”
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“If I was to direct a movie about a super-confident guy, first of all I would hate that character. I can do a super-confident guy who crashes and burns and has to rebuild himself as somebody humble. But a super-confident guy that just gets more confident and gets the girl and the money and more success? That's not interesting.”
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“We were so poor as kids. I didn't even see a bathtub, running water, hot water, commode - we didn't have any of that. We started with a humble log house, milk cow, garden-raised our own food, killed a hog every year in the fall, and had the meat hanging up in the smokehouse - that was our childhood, me and ol' Si.”
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“We are the rags to riches story, okay, the Robertson's are. Okay? We had very humble beginnings. Everybody's trying to figure out what, what's behind it, and all the Robertsons say, 'Hey, it's divine intervention.' Me personally, okay, God's gonna take 'Duck Dynasty' where he wants it to go, okay, and to the people that he wants it to go to.”
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“Nothing can make you more humble than pain.”
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“Ambition devours gold and drinks blood and climbs so high by other men's heads, that at the length in the fall, it breaks its own neck; therefore, it is better to live in humble content than in high care and trouble.”
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“Short boots are cool, in my humble opinion. They say, 'Hey! Winter is over, but summer hasn't yet arrived - so enjoy this halfway point!'”
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“Just as the humble, unassuming, assenting 'O.K.' has deposed the more affirmative 'Yes,' so the little cringe and hesitation and approximation of 'like' are a help to young people who are struggling to negotiate the shoals and rapids of ethnic identity, the street, and general correctness.”
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“The people I've known who've done great things of that type - you know, building hospitals, running schools - are very humble people. They give their lives to the project.”
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“If you're smart, you'll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there'll always be somebody who's never read a book who'll know twice what you know.”
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“Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don't necessarily think of it spiritual guidance.”
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“I think everybody has ups and downs in their lives. We learn from the biggest disappointments, right? You learn how to be humble to yourself and to be humble to others.”
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“No writer for the press, however humble, is free from the burden of keeping his purpose high and his integrity white.”
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“From its humble origins in college dorm rooms, social media has quietly crept into the boardroom.”
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“As a director, try to be humble and not to overdo it, not overcoverage and over-covering the scene.”
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“There's no way I would have got to see so much of the world, with my humble background, without modelling. We were penniless and hungry for most of my youth. I washed the sheets in the bathtub in my bedroom and hung them out of the window on the clothes line, which in winter was difficult as the sheets would freeze and get stuck to the line.”
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“I do come from fairly humble beginnings.”
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“There has never been, and there will never be, another human who will be more successful than the humble Teacher, Jesus Christ.”
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“Jesus sowed good seeds into the lives of the people He touched. His walk was humble, meek, giving, and forgiving, and He taught His disciples to be the same way.”
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“I think one of the most important American films is 'Jackie Brown,' which is such a humble depiction of humble characters but so powerful. The film was pure depiction of the American poverty of the '90s.”
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“My humble prayer is that all men everywhere may understand more fully the significance of the atonement of the Savior of all mankind, who has given us the plan of salvation which will lead us into eternal life, where God and Christ dwell.”
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“I was quite cocky, but having been hailed as this great young golfer, I couldn't even make the high school golf team once I got there. I had a big dose of humble pie then, and ever since, I've always known that there is always someone out there better than you, more talented. Always.”
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“I love Pittsburgh because it's a humble city. It's really grounded in its rich history and culture.”
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“God is decisively drawn to the humble.”
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“I'm a simple man. Grew up in a small town. Came from humble beginnings. No silver spoon.”
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“It's a challenge to demonstrate that you can prepare some really interesting food with humble ingredients.”
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“It's a lot harder to get people to 'ooh' and 'aah' over beets and carrots than it is to get them to 'ooh' and 'aah' over artichokes or asparagus, and I enjoy being able to take these humble, 'lowbrow' foodstuffs up a few notches and serve them with great exuberance.”
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“The new midlife is where you realize that even your failures make you more beautiful and are turned spiritually into success if you became a better person because of them. You became a more humble person. You became a more merciful and compassionate person.”
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“The next time you feel unworthy, inadequate or inferior, remember that these experiences have nothing to do with humbleness, any more than lowering yourself to connect with another individual has to do with humbleness. There are no lower or higher individuals in the perception of a humble person. There are only souls. There is only love.”
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“All the wealthiest people in the U.S. seem compelled to brag about how humble they are.”
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“We have to remain humble about our understanding of the brain, because even our most powerful tools remain pretty blunt instruments for decoding the brain. In fact, we still do not know how to decipher the basic language of how the brain works.”
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“Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.”
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“When you're on the court, there is certain things that you would do that you wouldn't do off the court. When you get off, you obviously have to be gracious and a humble person. When you are on the floor, be a team player. Championships are what you are defined by - legacy. Go about things the right way.”
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“In my humble opinion, preserving racial purity isn't a worthwhile goal. You should be able to date whomever, whenever, wherever without the threat of a backlash.”
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“Economic inequality is less troubling if you live in a country where any child, no matter how humble his or her origins, can grow up to be president.”
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“I wrote this script in 2003, when I was a humble college student, sitting in my boxers and writing in my dorm room. And I came up with the idea of writing an action-based 'Snow White,' with this kind of Huntsman character as kind of a way in. So, that's something I'm sort of proud of.”
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“I was raised as a Christian, where all you're taught is to be humble, even if you did something right. Politics is the complete opposite of: you do something a little nice, and you tell everyone.”
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“Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.”
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“My mother told me, 'Always do your best,' and my dad says, 'It's important to be humble. That's the key. They're not there for you. You're there for them.'”
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“The cast of 'Parks & Rec' is just a group of unbelievably nice, humble, down to earth, hilarious friends.”
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“I was like any other kid: very normal, I can say. I just was a simple kid that came from a humble family and was taught by my father to be a family man and be committed to them. I stepped into boxing following my older brothers.”
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“I think any football is a guy that is able to one, be able to be humble and hungry off the field, but at the same time on the football field understand what they have to get done and be a little bit ferocious.”
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“If I had one regret in life… it's that I was not more humble at an earlier age.”
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“I always look back at when I didn't have a dream, when I didn't have a spirit. I didn't know what the Olympics was all about. I was just hanging out on the street. I was not humble. I was not a nice person, doing things that were socially unacceptable.”
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“I am the proud and humble recipient of more than 30 honorary doctorate degrees.”
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“The best part of my life is I've been hired to work for the people of the state of Maine, and I'm very humble and very proud.”
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“I look for people who have drive, who have ambition, who are humble. I've hired many people at very strange places.”
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“Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag.”
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“I am just a humble worker. Commander Chavez decided I should be president. To President Obama, we remember that young leader and of the workers of Chicago. So we have a different kind of relation. For him and John Kerry. We talked to Edward Kennedy.”
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“I never got to meet Michael Jackson, and he's gone - so to be on stage with Prince was like if Michael… you know what I'm saying? And Prince, he's just such a warmhearted guy. He's so humble. He's such a spiritual man. I like his style.”
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“I remember my manager telling me, 'Be myself, be humble, keep rooted, keep God first'. Those words were very helpful.”
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“Beyonce is this massive star, but she's incredibly humble. But it's weird because even though I love her, she's my boss's wife.”
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“I know I'm just one man trying to do one thing, and the next day is not promised to any man. I'm very humble.”
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“If you truly want to succeed, you have to stay humble - humble or crumble - because it can all go away in the blink of an eye.”
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“In a way, I'm kind of a bystander looking at this phenomenon that is ABBA, which is still around, and that I thought would be finished in 1981 and forgotten. I'm amazed how this could happen, and I don't know why it happened. I'm just grateful and humble. I just sit back and enjoy.”
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“I reached a point where I didn't think I was that great. I'm not being humble. I was looking at things and thinking: 'You're not really good in that'. I think I was becoming boring as well as bored. It was nobody's fault except mine - probably - and it might not even be my fault.”
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“We want people who come from humble backgrounds and have a need to win.”
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“My mother had very humble beginnings - to put it mildly. Her dad built their home out of timber that he cut down on their land. No heat, no air-conditioning - 'no foolishness,' as he would call it.”
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“Confidence was never in short supply in my case. If anything, I think I overshot the mark with confidence way too early in my career, and gradually, it's about just getting more humble and wanting to sit down more.”
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“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come - even if it came in a - living room - or to someone - with a humble living.”
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“My competition keeps me driven. My family and son and being home in Chicago keeps me humble, and my fans. They're the reason why I'm going hard and making sure everyone knows how to say my name.”
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“I don't find it hard to stay humble.”
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“My dad is the most humble man on the planet.”
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“I was raised in a very humble environment, and I was always taught to be humble to the things that are happening in my life because they're blessings. They're blessings in every way. Whether you're able to help someone get through a tough time in their life through your music or through comedy, or whatever it is, you're just a channel.”
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“Love of, and respect for, the humble routine of everyday life and its creatures was the only moral commandment which carried conviction when I was a child.”
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“Posting a brag, humble or otherwise, and then waiting for people to respond is the equivalent of having a conversation in which all you do is wait for your turn to speak.”
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“Alan Bennett is a starmaker; he's the Simon Cowell of the theatre world! He's a beautiful, beautiful man: completely humble and so accessible.”
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“I've worked with the old dames and knights - Edith Evans, Ralph Richardson - they're the most incredibly humble, kindly people because they are so big that they don't need to be unpleasant.”
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“A humble scientist is a good scientist.”
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“I think the main lesson that I have learned is that a good scientist is a humble scientist who is open-minded to listen to other scientists when they discover something.”
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“I cherish the ballets made for myself by Mr. Balanchine. He never lost his temper. He was quiet, humble, the genius of the 20th century.”
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“The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.”
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“In my growing-up years in Germany, I attended church in many different locations and circumstances - in humble back rooms, in impressive villas, and in very functional modern chapels.”
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“The Lord doesn't care at all if we spend our days working in marble halls or stable stalls. He knows where we are, no matter how humble our circumstances. He will use - in His own way and for His holy purposes - those who incline their hearts to Him.”
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“It was difficult to find my way into 'I Am Abraham,' to feel confident enough to inhabit Lincoln's persona. I began with a prologue in a neutral voice, wrote of Lincoln at the White House with a sly young reporter quizzing him about his humble origins.”
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“'Triple Agent' is a different kind of read because it is, at its core, a pure narrative, the story of an intelligence operation that unfolds over the course of a year and then goes badly wrong. There's a lot of 'news' in the book, including an account of drone warfare that is as detailed, in my humble opinion, as any in the open-source arena.”
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“A family may be ruined by extravagance, but it is not always through ruin that the representatives in a family are to be found in humble or comparatively humble circumstances, but that the junior members of a gentle family went into trade.”
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“Guinea pigs are practically synonymous with experiments. Lab rats have become the workhorses of modern medicine. Genetics owes a huge debt to the humble fruit fly. There's almost no branch of the life sciences, in fact, that hasn't leaned heavily on one animal or another.”
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“Being in ballet class, being on the stage, being surrounded by my peers at American Ballet Theater every day, keeps me so humble and grounded. Being in ballet class, I feel, is like this meditation for me every morning.”
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“I was the first person in my family who was ever interested in dance, or fine art of any kind for that matter - I came from a very humble beginning in San Pedro, California.”
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“When we were very, very young, I was actually better than Cate was at swimming, and I was not very humble and thought I was the greatest thing ever and rubbed it in her face a bit, and then she started trying really hard and started beating me.”
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“I learnt my lessons very early on that it's probably a good thing to be humble in victory as well as defeat.”
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“It's really important to find a humble approach to your own creative work, your own business work. To recognize that you can't do everything yourself.”
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“My dad said, 'Stay humble, and you gotta work harder than everybody else.' My mom said, 'Always be yourself.' She always told me only God can judge me.”
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“Originally, I didn't play any New Order when I deejayed. I suppose it comes from being a little embarrassed or humble or whatever. But people were coming to see me because of New Order, so in the end, I had to realize that if they were using my name on the poster, then maybe I should play some of the music.”
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“When I'm not as humble as I ought to be, I tend to get knocked down. What I do is to glorify God.”
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“When you program a robot to be intelligent, you learn a number of things. You become very humble and develop enormous respect for natural intelligence because, even if you work day and night for several years, your robot isn't that smart after all.”
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“You just have to be very humble if America has really worked for you like it has for me. Most of my friends are poor. Most of my siblings are poor. I see how hard it is just to get money unless you've got some incredible luck or work incredibly hard. I want everyone to do well. I wish 'Wayne's World' money on you!”
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“Jesus told us to learn from him how to be meek and humble of heart. We must look at his life if we are to have any concept of what humility is all about.”
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“Emerging from embattled and humble beginnings, the Jewish state has exceeded all expectations for its success and prosperity.”
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“I always thought that life is full of stories and characters that feel like literary stories and characters. So when I started making documentaries, they weren't humble empirical things, just following people around. I was always trying to impose a story.”
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“If we investigate the vague feelings of the average man towards the arts, we find that he is timid and that he has developed a humble belief that art is something which has been invented centuries ago in countries like Greece or Italy and that all we can do about it is study it carefully and apply it.”
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“If I go to Hollywood, I will have to start all over again - which is fine and makes me humble.”
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“I come from a pretty humble family, and I try to be a humble guy.”
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“I'm a humble guy, I'm pretty down to earth.”
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“Fortunately for me, I had a father who didn't let us get away with anything. You were taught respect, and you were taught to be humble. That has a lot to do with how I am now, because I'm still scared of my dad.”
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“Out of every other rap guy, Wiz is the most humble, down-to-earth guy, like me.”
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“Me personally, I don't ask too much, but I do ask Him to continue to bless me successfully, financially, and just to keep me humble.”
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“I try to keep it the same, try to stay humble.”
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“The songwriting community in Nashville really is all about your talent. It's not about your image, and you have to be humble. You have to be kind. You have to have zero ego when you walk into that writing room.”
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“In my humble opinion, the ages 22 to about 27 are the most critical years of your adult life. It's your time to gestate in the cocoon of becoming.”
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“Daniel Boulud told me at a young age, 'Whatever happens to you in your career, you're going to be great - be humble. Just be humble.' And I think about that daily. Like, whatever happens to me, whatever awards we win as a team or whatever else, just be humble.”
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“I don't like it if I act anything other than the humble Winnipegger I was raised to be.”
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“There is no 'off' being John Cena: it's always on. In a way, I think that has helped me, because over the years I have been able to be humble. I have been able to be humiliated in front of the WWE universe in a good way.”
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“Usher and Shakira are so humble and easy to get along with.”
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“What drew me to the character is that Roberto Duran is the son of an American soldier - a Marine - stationed in Panama and a humble Panamanian mother, and he was abandoned.”
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“I feel very honoured and humbled to have people think, 'If Yuna can break through, then why can't we?' It takes a lot of work, but I tell people to just have that focus. Always be humble and a learner, practice and do research.”
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“Just being a girl coming from YouTube, I know what it's like to have a very humble, simple beginning. It would be kinda crazy for my fans if I made it huge in that way and became the next big thing. I wanna be able to do it for them and say, 'Look, this is what you've done for me.'”
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“I think our family motto is to always work hard, be humble, kind, and thoughtful about others around us.”
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“Chiranjeevi sir is extremely humble and gracious. He is a superstar, but he is one of the nicest, sweetest, most grounded individuals.”
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“For me, I was always just a down-to-earth guy. From Day 1 my rookie year, I've been the same. As an offensive lineman, we just want to be under-the-radar, humble guys, just like to do our work and not be noticed.”
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“I Googled 'What do rich people buy?' Because I don't feel like a rich person, and I don't really try to act like a rich person, so I don't know what they buy. I didn't really like the stuff I saw, so I'm gonna stick with my humble lifestyle and just keep working out.”
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“The most important thing is to stay humble because there are always people telling you that you're this and that you're going to do that.”
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“I definitely learned that when you stay humble, you really focus on the work, and you remember that it's about the work. And you have people working with you who support you and love you, then nothing can go wrong.”
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“You have to be 110% focused all of the time. It's hard when everybody is saying, 'Oh, you're so amazing.' You have to remind yourself to stay humble.”
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“We're going to reserve our efforts and our national solidarity for the most humble, the most modest, and the most poor among us.”
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“There's no job that will humble you like the White House press secretary job.”
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“I greatly admire Justice Thomas. I think he is incredible, and he is very humble. He is rarely heard from. But his spoken word is powerful. He's an example of everything that is right about this country, just like with Ben Carson.”
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“As a writer, a blank page will humble the hell out of you. It always does, and it always will.”
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“I come from really humble people. We never had a lot.”
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“I've always felt like I had a personal relationship with fans. I'm not afraid to be emotional or vulnerable or humble.”
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“You know you've reached true success the day you become truly humble. That's the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that you've accomplished something meaningful.”
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“Let's all be more humble about the evidence behind medical advice but also respect the challenges to providing accessible lifestyle guidance.”
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“A lot of people say to me, 'Stay grounded; be humble.' David Schwimmer was just like, 'You need to love what you do.' And I think that's really nice. Just love your work. My family has given me great advice saying, you know, 'Don't work too hard.' And it's really nice to have someone like that - you know that they love you.”
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“I am kind of the front man for a team of people behind the scenes who are working just as hard as me and are putting in just as much time to make this all happen. I'm not trying to be humble. I just want everyone to get credit where credit is due.”
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“I always want to just stay humble, and I always want to keep climbing.”
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“Auditioning is a good thing; it keeps you humble.”
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“I am a rational person. I am moderate. I am humble.”
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“Even people who despise ego and aspire to humility, who plan to be humble once they are successful, are worried that actually enacting those beliefs would sentence them to a life of obscurity or weakness or failure.”
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“What's amazing is that so many leaders who value teamwork will tolerate people who aren't humble. They reluctantly hire self-centred people and then justify it because those people have desired skills.”
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“I am a really humble person.”
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“I do feel it's hard to be modest and humble and egoless when people are telling you you are so great and wanting to give you prizes and energy. I'm trying hard not to be an awful, narcissistic human being.”
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“I'm trying to stay humble because if I don't keep producing results, all of this goes away, so I want to focus on the people close to me - my family and my team; they mean everything to me.”
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“You have to accept your fate; do it without bitterness and stay humble.”
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“We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble.”
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“It is very important to be humble but to maintain the conviction that we can do something good.”
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“I've met a lot of big stars who have humility. Sly Stallone is a very humble guy. Robert DeNiro is a really humble guy. Some of the women aren't so humble for some reason. I don't know why.”
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“We're a blue-collar band. That's how we like to think of ourselves. We come from humble beginnings and still have this attitude of really loving to meet people, shake their hands, and talk with them.”
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“In my humble opinion, having tons of products and furniture and magazines and clothes is not luxurious - living minimally is.”
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“My parents came from very humble families. My grandfather had a construction business coming from farmland, and my grandmother could never read or write. We were very spoiled. We had a nice house - and then, all of a sudden, we had nothing.”
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“I'm very humble.”
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“I'm so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.”
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“Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.”
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“If you look at my job, my union card, it says 'actor.' It don't say nothing about celebrity, movie star, nothing like that, and that's one thing that keeps me humble.”
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“The iPhone was such a phenomenon that even the humble journalists chosen for an early look were thrust into a spotlight.”
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“My mum is… interesting. So, like, she's very expressive and loving, but even if she does get excited about any of my achievements, she won't show it… There's something about her that wants to keep me humble.”
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“It's amazing how the biggest things in our lives - when we're around the fireplace and talking about them when we're older - the things that matter the most to us start off amazingly small and in a humble way.”
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“If any animal is capable of unconditional love, it is surely the canine: they are forgiving, caring, life-affirming creatures who humble us and teach us to be more human and compassionate.”
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“The lightbulb, the most humble and illuminating of all technologies, when combined with a network connection, transforms itself from being a bulb into a wake-up alarm, a mood alteration mechanism, and in some cases, a cupid's assistant.”
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“I want to be able to touch people's heart through my music. I want to bring a smile on every face. In my own humble, small way, I want to touch lives.”
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“I was taught to be respectful and humble as a boy, and especially not arrogant.”
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“Acting is like any other profession. I do not think stars need to have any hang-ups in public. I do not like to be treated like someone special - and this I say because I am normal and not because I want to sound humble.”
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“I think I was raised by a very humble mother, who, if anything, is probably over skeptical. She has that sense of everything being a bonus: like, you have your lot, and anything else is on top. She's quietly proud, and quietly humble.”
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“As a true scientist, I have been proved wrong so many times that I'm very humble.”
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“It's important to work hard, stay humble, and not let the criticism or the compliments go to your head.”
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“Mariota is special in a lot of ways. He's a dynamic dual threat on the field, and he is humble - no-nonsense, full of character - off the field.”
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“We come from a very humble background. A lot of my paycheck from 'Skins' went to paying the bills and getting us a new sofa.”
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“In my humble opinion, propaganda is one of the most evil tools humans have used against humans throughout history to justify wars, justify atrocities, justify evil. ISIS has taken it to a new extreme.”
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“The church can challenge society, but society also challenges the church. That's good. We should be humble enough to be able to accept that.”
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“We must be humble and listen to the people who elected us to lead.”
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“I see myself a humble man, and I tell you I have no ambitions to be president.”
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“I want to be part of making sure that decent, honorable, humble, hardworking people in Pennsylvania can look their kids in the eyes. And when they put in their 40 hours, they can say to their kids, 'I got you.'”
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“The meek and the humble died at Mt. Carmel. And the strong and the arrogant - the FBI and the ATF - lived.”
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“I felt very humble when my parents took me to meet Stephen Hawking.”
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“My parents are strict, but the most important thing they have taught me is to be humble and kind and to always treat others as I would like to be treated myself.”
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“My parents were not big sports fans, but my mother loved Barry Sanders, but she wasn't a huge fan. Now she likes Calvin Johnson. He's such an amazing athlete and such a wonderful, humble guy.”
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“I'm from the Midwest, so I always assumed, 'Well, I have to think badly of myself, because that's being humble.'”
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“Where I'm from is humble, and people are mad appreciative of what they have.”
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“My aim is just to remain as humble and as godly as I can be.”
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“Being genuinely humble and being myself has helped me succeed in my career.”
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“I like people who are passionate, who have persevered, and who are clearly humble and not arrogant.”
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“People would be surprised by me if they knew I was humble.”
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“I would fail if I had to work with stars. And I also can't afford to work that way. I can't afford to have special circumstances for rarified individuals. So, I work with actors who have given me a sign that they're willing to work in these more humble circumstances, in real-life locations.”
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“Milk Bar is a quirky American bakery, where the original inspiration is the humble beginnings of American-style baked goods and loving trips to Dairy Queen.”
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“Being humble is one of the most important things, and not being afraid to put yourself out there is important. I think really successful chefs put themselves out there on a daily basis.”
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“It's good to try and stay humble and down to earth, despite media and social media.”
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“If India breaks your heart with untold inequalities, it also surprises you with the unheralded achievements of its most humble citizens.”
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“One of the things I try to work with white people on is letting go of our criteria about how people of color give us feedback. We have to build our stamina to just be humble and bear witness to the pain we've caused.”
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“I love what I do. I'm still humble.”
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“Don't ever judge anybody. You don't know who anybody is, period… You gotta humble yourself. Just because you are where you are, it doesn't mean you aren't talking to someone great.”
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“Black art is not some kind of a magic wand: there still has to be a humble heart attached that's listening to it. And I know it's not a wand because plenty of fans love to turn on us as soon as they realize we are actual black people, with black concerns in our black lives.”
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“It's not hard for me to stay humble. I think there is always somebody better than me, so that's what keeps me humble. A lot of people could learn how to stay humble.”
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“The blues is so expressive - nostalgic but not sentimental, mournful but not pathetic, so humble and close to the earth. It's a nuance-filled thing.”
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“There's nothing more attractive than a woman who's humble but knows what she can bring to the table.”
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“I have a lot of respect for Brock. I was down in OVW with him, and I was there a few months before he came. We all knew he was coming, but when he came, he was humble and a fun guy to be around.”
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“I'm normally a really humble guy.”
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“Being humble got me very far when I went to L.A., because it was in stark contrast to this town of people who were so cutthroat.”
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“Rather than dispute their shortcomings or hide their mistakes, resilient people are authentic. Their humble, self-aware approach assists them in developing strategies to become better.”
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“I look at myself, I compare myself to other people, but then I make myself humble. You know what? God created you this way. You're you.”
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“Just growing up and going through life and how tough life was for me and my family, I'm always going to stay humble.”
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“Even if I'll be an All Star or Rookie of The Year, I will always be humble Giannis.”
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“There are people a lot smarter, a lot more talented than I am, people who've accomplished things I can only imagine. Often, they started from the most humble of circumstances. That's my message: freedom and opportunity. That's the American Dream.”
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“I've found childbirth to be so unique in its ability to completely humble you while also completely empowering you. It reduces you to your essence and strips you of every pretense. It reminds you that you are no better than all the women who have come before you, but also no worse.”
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“Coutinho is a humble guy.”
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“I'm not cocky, I'm humble, but I think I can be really special, one of the top players in the league.”
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“I just like country because a lot of those guys are from towns that I'm maybe from, for one. But also, I like how humble they are, and they're genuine people, I think. I'm not saying that rappers or rock and roll, those people, aren't. But I just feel like I get along with those guys because they're from small town.”
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“Christina Grimie was one of my favorite people, not only because she was caring, she was humble, and she always felt like people mattered… but because the first thing she said when she met me was, 'Oh em gee - your videos are really gross, but for some reason, I love you.'”
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“I better be humble. I'm always checking myself.”
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“In fighting, when someone's signed up to fight me, I'm not humble. I've never been humble.”
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“I appreciate everything. I built my career from very humble beginnings. Every job I've had, every next rung on the ladder, I appreciate because I know where it started - I started doing Pac-Man vitamin commercials.”
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“Cardi B really is like having a sister in the industry. She's a real person, extremely humble. She's amazing.”
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“I'm a human just like anyone else, and I understand that, so at the end of the day, you've got to stay humble.”
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“People who are looked up to in America will often say, 'I don't get math.' And they'll often say it like they're being humble, but they seem almost proud of it because it's acceptable to act this way.”
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“One thing about wrestling, it keeps you humble.”
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“The creative process has been a little bit of an experience, really - to try and make that work for me. The only way I know how to do that is just to remain genuine, humble, and true to everything I know already in my life.”
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“Bill Macy is the most incredible, humble, and hungry human being, and that is the captain of our ship. He is phenomenal. We still laugh together, and we still talk and text and check on each other.”
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“I can rebound, block shots, push the ball - basically, anything you need from a guard. Off the court, I'm humble.”
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“Roman Reigns is this larger-than-life Superman character, but the true Joe, Joe Anoa'I, is a very shy, humble guy, and he's super giving and loving.”
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“I'm one of the most humble people you'll probably ever meet.”
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“You've got to be humble; you've got to be nice to everyone. But when you're in the ring, that's the time to let your fists do the talking, and that's the time for action.”
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“I'm a very humble and normal person, and I just go out there and do the job the best that I can do it.”
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“Paul Scholes was the main figure for me growing up. His attitude, he's humble off the pitch - you didn't hear much about him - but on the pitch, he was loud, aggressive, liked to tackle, and I learned off him.”
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“I have a soft spot for 'Wind of Change' because it was my first one, and it was a departure from Humble Pie - very much so. It showed me the spectrum of what I could do.”
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“I was only a teenager when I played with the Herd and Humble Pie, and I was still in my early twenties when 'Frampton Comes Alive!' came out. That was an immense amount of work in a relatively short period of time. I needed to stop for a while and grow up, but I didn't do that.”
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“I formed Humble Pie when I was only 18. We were one of the first 'supergroups,' with Steve Marriott of The Small Faces on guitar and Greg Ridley of Spooky Tooth on bass. With Humble Pie, I tasted American success for the first time.”
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“I often explain it to people that if you listen to a Who record and then go see the Who live, it's like two different bands. That's how Humble Pie worked. We were definitely a lot more ferocious live because of the energy that the entire population of us had.”
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“I'm a normal lad. I've always been quite humble, and I like simple things.”
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“Curtis Martin is as humble as heck. He's one of the greatest running backs to ever play - over 14,000 career rushing yards - and a lot of people don't speak about that.”
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“It's like when I look into the depths of things, dealing with my spirituality and the most high, it's serious. It's nothing to play with, nahmean. I try my best to be as humble as I can be.”
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“It's been a long road. A humble Dearborn beginning. Secretary mom, dad teaching handicapped children. Working for what they had. Eventually, I moved to L.A. but, not good for me, I felt rejected. So I stopped acting and, needing to feel good inside, became a chef.”
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“I try to keep my life fairly simple. Being humble is really important.”
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“It's how I was raised. My parents put me in a nice position, but that's all it is - a nice position. You've got to put in the work. You've got to humble yourself.”
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“I think a lot about me is humble.”
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“I think that, in my humble opinion, that the world is divided, and the media has a very good, a very predictable habit of emphasizing whatever will keep people clicking.”
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“I am a humble person.”
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“My humble request to journalists - It only takes one phone call or an email to check facts.”
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“Both my parents are lawyers. They come from humble beginnings.”
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“Georges St-Pierre - he's so awesome. It was very great getting to roll around with him and getting to train with him. He's so nice and so friendly, and he's very humble, too.”
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“I'm always very humble.”
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“I've got a wife who keeps me humble.”
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“I like being humble.”
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“With age, you become more humble, more wise.”
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“I feel like I'm regular. I'm humble.”
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“I think that the best player in the world should be quiet, humble, and friendly. Lionel Messi is all of these things, while Cristiano often lacks some of these qualities.”
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“I'll always cringe remembering those little embarrassing moments when I said something dumb on a conference call, when my inexperience poked through, when I should have been more solicitous of the judgment of those around me. They're a reminder that it's not mutually exclusive to be confident and humble, to be skeptical and eager to learn.”
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“I'm famously humble.”
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“I am humble enough to understand there are many people who know much more than I do on many subjects, so I listen to them. Integrity is also critical to leadership, so I believe there must always be alignment between what you think, say, and do.”
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“When things aren't going right, I can get out on the golf course, and when things are going really good on the court, I can go and enjoy the scenery, enjoy the weather. And when I'm too high, I can have golf humble me and beat me up a little bit.”
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“My mother raised 14 kids, with little means, from our humble house in Southwest Detroit - and now her daughter, who started school not speaking English, is going to be a congresswoman. It was so important for her to know her strength got me here, and that I'm going to fight every day with her spirit inside me.”
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“Knowing that the teams in front of us are sometimes better than you, you have to recognise that and be humble. It's part of the game.”
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“What we are here for is to improve, to work as a team, stay humble and work hard, trying to achieve the best performance that we can in every game.”
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“My interpretation of football is to stay humble, work hard, and things will come.”
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“I know it's important to stay humble.”
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“Can I say this in a humble way - I don't need the money. If I stop coaching today at Kentucky, my toes are up, and I'm eating Cheetos, and I'm fine.”
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“In my humble opinion, again, to perform at Alabama, you must earn the spot and not have it given to you. You have to fight like crazy to keep the spot and that it's not guaranteed - it's week to week - and you'll play in a way that they have a chance to win a championship.”
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“I don't know how humble a person can be while consistently spouting statements like 'I, Donald Trump, am a totally gifted politician,' or 'I'm, like, a smart person.'”
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“I'm the most humble rapper in the industry.”
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“Tendulkar is my idol in cricket, and one thing I try to pick up from him is how he carries himself in a humble manner.”
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“I think the Polynesian people and the gospel are in harmony. We're very respectful people, and very humble people… and I try and let that shine through as much as possible.”
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“I have a bad reputation in England, and I don't know why. Maybe it's something that has just followed me. But one thing I always say is that 90% of the people I've played with would say I'm an amazing guy, a great teammate. Other people, those who work on the gate at every stadium I've played at, will tell you I am a humble guy and a nice person.”
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“Everyone in my life who is important, they feed me humble pie.”
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“As a person, I am still grounded and humble.”
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“I try to be as humble as possible and try to project that to the world. But some people don't see that. They think I'm just in Atlanta spending money. But I try to be humble. I try to let the world know that I am still humble.”
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“My parents always told me be confident but be humble at the same time.”
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“I am a normal girl from a humble, middle class family.”
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“I'm glad I got a chance to work with Demi Moore and Mark Duplass. They're so humble and down to earth, and it is overwhelming to share screen space with such mind-boggling actors.”
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“I thought you had to be humble to become a saint, but a priest told me it takes all kinds to make it to heaven.”
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“That's something I learned at Lyon: how humble and grounded the best players in the world are. They're always wanting more. At Lyon, they're winners. At England, it's the same.”
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“To be a manager, you've got to gamble. Be brave, be bold, but be humble in everything that you do, and from the kit man to the physio to your best player to your youngest player, make sure you treat everybody the same.”
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“Anytime you want to take time off from a job that millions of brothers work so hard to get here, that's not being humble.”
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“We have to keep our feet on ground, stay humble, and collect all praise, well-wishes, and prayers because these will help us in future.”
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“I am a huge fan of Sachin. He is not only a great cricketer but a humble human being as well.”
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“With 'HUMBLE.,' I knew that beat was going to capture a moment. It just felt real urgent.”
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“I'm humble, because I live quite humbly.”
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“Sam Bradford was one of the most humble and grounded players I've ever been around; he got it. But I even told him, what makes you think those fans in the stands are wearing No.14 for you? Who says it's not an old Josh Heupel jersey?”
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“I'm trying to… stay humble and keep doing what I do.”
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“I think Kevin Durant being that humble is huge.”
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“I come from humble beginnings myself.”
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“I don't see a big difference in Jordan Pickford from the first day I started working with him. I see the same humble guy every day, open to listening and to learning.”
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“Thank you Sachin Tendulkar. For teaching me and a million others how to be humble, how to keep fighting and above all how to be consistent in life. In whatever he does he is and always will be the man apart from my father who taught me about life. I love you.”
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“I look at the likes of Darren Fletcher and Scott Brown and they're just normal people. They are humble and work away to become the best they can. That's the path I've tried to follow.”
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“It makes you grateful, it makes you humble that you have the opportunity to be a father and be there for your son. My father wasn't, so I just try to do the right things for my son.”
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“The words used to describe the heroes of D-Day are not the current lexicon we tend to use for success. Humble, selfless, brave. Those are not words we attach in 2019 to superstars.”
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“Luckily enough I've got great people around me to keep me humble and grounded.”
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“I am from a very humble working class family and was told that whatever circumstances I find myself in that I must stay the same person, be myself.”
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“A lot of my friends and the people I mingle with, they not famous. They don't got half of what I got. For me, what that do is, it keeps me humble. It keeps me grateful and appreciative of what I got.”
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“There should be both a humbleness and an arrogance. Humble when you are on the team coach and you wear the club suit, you do up your top button and wear your tie, you represent the club in the right way. Then you sign autographs for the people who pay your wages.”
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“When I come home from work, if I just played a really good game and I'm on top of the world, I think changing a diaper will humble me pretty quickly. On days when I struggle, I'll come home and I'll realize that it's not the end of the world.”
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“I am learning to be more humble and giving as a person.”
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“I didn't know how to deal with real life issues the right way as a humble human being until I was humbled to the point of being put in a jail cell.”
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“The Funkasaurus character was great and it taught me about being humble, about the character, about not being concerned with what people think you should be.”
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“Everyone has different paths. I've been lucky to have a good support system - my family, friends and colleagues to keep me grounded and humble and to keep working hard. I never give up.”
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“I need to remain humble, stay disciplined and keep training. That's how I will continue to be a champion.”
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“I'm a very humble guy, but of course I think I'm dope.”
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“It's my mindset that I'm not where I want to be. I still want to be better, and I just want to stay humble about it. It's not an act. It's just how I am.”
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“Definitely 'HUMBLE' was a masterpiece.”
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“When you take away everything else, 'Star Wars' is really an underdog story. Even Luke came from humble beginnings, and he ended up being one of the most powerful Jedi out there.”
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“I think that's the biggest thing - staying humble, because the story you hear a lot of times is that guys who have success let it get to their head.”
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“Weird Al' is awesome and so humble.”
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“I come from a humble background, where my family was struggling to be called middle class.”
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“I met Tupac pretty much right after he did the movie 'Juice,' so he was already with Digital Underground, but he was on his own rise at this time. He was very humble, down to earth, a very cool guy.”
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“Apl is very humble, but he's humongous in the Philippines.”
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“I don't discriminate when it comes to dumplings. Give me a generous plate of pretty much anything wrapped in a starchy, doughy casing and I will dive in with pleasure. But one star in the dumpling universe shines brighter than the others: the humble pierogi.”
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“I grew up in a humble family with a shy personality.”
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“I have always tried to be a humble servant of God and a humble member of humanity.”
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“My childhood hero was David Attenborough. He opened my eyes to the wonder of the natural world. In fact, he's still my hero. I interviewed him at the Science Museum in 2015, and he is such a thoughtful, humble and inspiring person.”
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“I always stay humble. I don't act funny towards nobody.”
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“I'm not boasting or nothing but a lot of people have a lot of love for me. I'm a legend, but I stay H and H, hungry and humble.”
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“I just want my daughter to be respectful and nice to people. I want her to understand the importance of being humble.”
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“For Euro 2016, we must remain humble, but we have the ambition to go as far as possible.”
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“It's important to stay humble.”
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“I'm humble.”
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“Yes, well, on stage I'm a different person, very aggressive, very tense. That's not me because I'm humble and polite, unless someone is rude to me.”
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“I would work with someone humble like that guy Peter Andre than Madonna.”
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“I'm proud of what I've done. I look at it and I try to stay humble and do what I've got to do, but I think people forget, I'm the first guy to beat the win streak at Nova Uniao with Johnny Eduardo. He had an 11-fight win streak and I beat him, and people say, 'That's nothing.'”
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“I feel like you gotta stay humble and keep working hard, never get complacent or satisfied.”
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“I would call her 'madam,' because I was the AD. I continued to do so even after she married my buddy, Boney Kapoor. I could never call her Sri, or Sridevi, even though she would often tell me to do so. She was humble, quiet and extremely dignified.”
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“You've gotta be humble. That's what I've been throughout my whole career.”
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“World champion always say 'yes please' - never hold back when someone need humble.”
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“Coming back to Flint and seeing my family keeps me humble. Even though I've been on a worldwide stage, I can still communicate with them on a hood level, if that's what you want to call it.”
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“I come from some humble beginnings, and I just believed that when people pay their money, hard-earned money, that they deserve a certain level of performance.”
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“People who are in jobs are striving to gain the most they can before they die through financial means, through their flesh, the lust of their flesh and man's drive for power. But as believers we are to be the opposite. We are to be humble, not prideful. We are to think of things that are true, whatever is noble, and whatever is worthy.”
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“I had a very humble upbringing, earned everything I got, and learned how challenging it is in the pro wrestling business.”
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“My family has taught me to keep my feet on the ground and be humble.”
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“You can line anybody up against me and I'm going to throw against them. And I like my chances, in the most humble way.”
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“I'm humble - I'll always be humble. I'll never change, that's just not me.”
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“I'm a very humble guy.”
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“I like to just be humble. The more interviews, the more embarrassed I kind of get.”
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“I don't choose to be humble.”
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“I am a humble speaker, I speak very well.”
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“I think my mother and grandmother had style even though we're humble Southern people.”
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“My parents always taught me to be humble no matter what the experience, to not think I was better than anyone else.”
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“All the other things that happen, they don't resonate with him other than winning the basketball game. That's just who he is. He's just a humble kid and he's just trying to go out there and do his thing. I wish I could say some secret formula or training method, but sometimes you got to let things be. That's who Derrick Rose is.”
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“Growing up it was humble beginnings.”
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“I never really do anything show-off-y, I keep it humble.”
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“Even the humble black grandmother, who sings in the church choir and struggles to raise a grandchild abandoned to her care, must assert ideological liberalism in order to make others comfortable about her blackness.”
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“I collect things called 'samplers' which are Victorian pieces of needlework usually done by children in a workhouse to show that they have a skill which can be used in service, stitching household linen or that kind of thing. I think they're very humble and very beautiful.”
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“I have my faith in God. I was told to be humble before him. Don't boast about what you have done. Don't put credit in your own hands. You have to realize He got you there.”
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“Folk music is very honest, it's very humble, it's very organic, and the voice is exactly that. And so I'm very excited to put the two together.”
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“When you talk of being humble, Gurdas Maan is the most humble person. He has a very pure nature.”
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“It's normal that people have a distorted image of Cristiano because the press nowadays focus more on the issues off the pitch. But Cristiano is very professional. He is very focused on his football and he follows the timetable exactly. He is a humble man, despite of all his surroundings. He doesn't lose sight of the fact that he's from Madeira.”
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“I just try to make sure, in everything I do, I do what I'm supposed to be doing in a confident and a humble way at the same time. It's been working for me.”
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“We have to be leaders and sacrifice our own egos and be humble and go in and figure out what their values are, and then speak to those values.”
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“Be humble, don't have too much pride and think you're too good for anything.”
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“I'm very humble that people are accepting me, and they are proud that I'm their quarterback.”
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“I've come to learn it's a luxury to be a sort of blue collar celebrity in Canada. It makes you more humble.”
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“Coming up in this country, I've seen it so many times. When you see somebody rising you want to tear them down because you feel inadequate and you want to call it humble.”
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“You have to be humble and learn from the players around you.”
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“My mother taught me to be honest no matter what situation takes place in my life, to be honest and to stay humble.”
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“I don't come with the goal of submitting, knocking out or getting bonuses. I come to do my job, to show that a humble guy can chase what he wants.”
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“Understanding that capacity of knowing when to be charming, when to shut the hell up, when to be humble and when to basically disappear for your safety and survival - that's the kind of conversation you'd have as a parent to your child, not only in 1940s America but in 2017.”
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“When you have a bit of a down period and everything isn't going so well, you stay humble and you just want to prove everybody wrong, and I hope I can do that.”
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“My sister is humble, never wants to be a burden, and always tries to shoulder as much as she can on her own.”
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“Pretty much just stay humble. And continue to work hard and let the game come to me and try not to make even more plays or jump plays. Just let the game come to me and play my defense and my responsibility.”
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“I try to take everything in my stride and remain humble, and to enjoy playing as much as possible.”
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“Let's be clear about what an oik is, it is somebody from humble circumstance who behaves like trash. I am friends with many people from humble circumstances.”
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“There are not too many places I can go without someone saying, 'Hey, can I take a picture of you with my daughter,' or whatever. I'm humble when it comes to that stuff. I never refuse a handshake or a kiss on the cheek. The fans are the ones who put me where I am today.”
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“I have to be very humble. I know that anything I do is through God. Through me, God can make a miracle. The most you can do is to think and create all love, all grace, all power, all health. When you do that, amazing things can happen. But the day I think that I'm doing a miracle myself is a foolish day for me.”
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“My father, he's meant so much to me. He's always on me to be thankful and humble to everyone who's helped me and helped the team be successful. There were many things that he said and preached throughout my life that are now part of my mindset. It's a big part of who I am.”
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“I love and respect the Indian film industry specially Salman Khan is such a huge star and so humble.”
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“Sarmad Khoosat has a flair for direction and he is humble. He respects his cast and crew and goes out of the way to make them comfortable.”
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“I'm a very humble young man. I've always had to work for everything that I had.”
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“My mum was very supportive, and I don't really understand why when I think of her humble beginnings. She grew up in one room with my grandma, my grand-dad and her siblings and a fire-pit outside to cook on. Now she's a homeowner in Manchester and has a business.”
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“It's important to stay humble, stay level-headed and keep working hard.”
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“Obviously you have to take it the right way, keep your head down, be humble. But I think if you're in an environment where you're challenging yourself, you're only going to improve. So that's honestly what I tried to do when I went to Europe.”
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“I was raised to always be humble.”
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“We recognize that there have been acts in the past that are Asian or Korean who tried to go, 'Hey, I'm a huge star in Korea, I'm a huge star in Asia so you guys need to respect me for being a huge star there.' But I don't know. As much as we may be big, we have to be very humble and start from the ground up in the States.”
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“I knew two things from my father: keep working hard, stay humble, and someday you'll be OK.”
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“I am pained that I have been held guilty of committing contempt of the Court whose majesty I have tried to uphold - not as a courtier or cheerleader but as a humble guard - for over three decades, at some personal and professional cost. I am pained, not because I may be punished, but because I have been grossly misunderstood.”
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“Wisin Y Yandel are legends. They're very smart and really humble.”
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“Snoop Dogg has this larger than life image which is so not true because when you meet him in person he's so humble, loves his kids and enjoys his life.”
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“If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.”
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“I might be a celebrity but I belong to the humble category.”
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“I'm a hard-working guy, I'm a humble guy, I know I have to work hard to be where I am, but I always have confidence in myself and know what I can do on the pitch.”
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“You don't have to be humbled to be humble.”
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“It's nice to see those young players who are humble and working hard and to see them thriving in the NBA.”
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“I have always been very calm and with all the triumphs I have had I have always been sure to thank my colleagues and take things in a humble way. It is only because of this humility that I have achieved so much.”
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“I don't go out there and talk crap about Urijah and there's plenty to talk about. I'm just gonna continue to be a humble guy and appreciate what he did for me in this sport.”
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“We have to be humble and respect our opponents who are stronger than us.”
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“The first thing I said to Chase Elliott when I was in Iowa at a same race as him, I told him, and he was humble as his father is humble, I said, 'Look, you can't be happy just to be here. Don't be saying, I can't believe I'm here. You're here because you're good. You've got to go out now and win.' I always tell young guys that.”
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“I have a humble background. My dad was a coal miner. My mum worked a receptionist. I was one of the first people in my family to go to university.”
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“I love Ava DuVernay. It would be cool if I got to work with her one day. She seems like a humble person.”
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“One of the most important things for me is my family. You know, they keep me grounded, they keep me humble. They always made sacrifices with me.”
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“They say that being humble leaves you out of the record books. I want to be in the record books.”
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“I've played with some great players and against some great players, and Sonny is special, he's so humble and I think that you underestimate that because of the work he puts in, then his quality, outstanding left foot, right foot.”
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“My mother and father were farmers from very humble means, and when I was three years old they moved from the roca to the city to try to give us a better life. My father took a job at a winery and my mother worked as a seamstress.”
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“When I was reading the Bible, I came across the word 'meek.' It means to be humble. I asked God, I want to become meek, allow me to become meek. About two months later I was struck with cancer. I realized this was God testing me. If you want to become appreciative, and humble, and meek, I'll strip you of everything.”
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“A lot of people are in much tougher situations than me and I am very fortunate to be where I am, so I try to remember that and stay humble whenever things feel tough.”
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“Me winning all these trophies is amazing and I want to keep going. And I know that at the snap of a finger it can be taken away. So each and every moment I have to enjoy - and stay humble as well. Because you don't want to get too ahead of yourself.”
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“I'm trying to stay humble for my mom.”
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“You've got to wake up and perfect your craft, every day, and at the end of the day, you know, you get the star power, magazines, photos shoots, but you've got to say humble, you've got to stay grounded.”
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“That's just my motto I live by, humble and hungry.”
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“I want to stay humble and not sound cocky. But at the same time I don't want to be the little high schooler.”
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“I feel every painting is a challenging piece of a puzzle for me and others to solve. I feel both humble and exhilarated to see if completed.”
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“I'm going to be humble, I'm going to be accountable, do it with a smile on my face, make other people around me better.”
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“I'll never forget where I come from. Especially my humble beginnings.”
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“I come from very humble beginnings.”
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“If I'm throwing a no-hitter and someone says, 'Hey, you've got a no-hitter,' obviously I'd be like, 'Yeah, I know.' I just try to be humble. I don't like to talk about myself. I have no problem speaking up when I screw up, but if I'm doing good, people are going to notice. I don't need to talk about it.”
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“I'm a very humble guy. I don't go around and stick my nose in the air.”
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“This business is a tightrope between ultimate ego and absolute devastation. You could lose. You could get knocked out. You could get in a car accident. I want to deal with the total truth of the situation. When you cross-reference the paths your life might take and modalities that might apply to you, I find I'm more at ease in a humble ground.”
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“I work hard and I'm humble.”
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“I've never met a human being like Rajinikanth sir. Every time he walks in, there is this aura around him. He is very humble, gentle and sweet to spot boys, light men and gives the same amount of respect to everyone. What I enjoy about him is his sense of humour. He is highly knowledgeable and can be mostly seen with a book in his hand.”
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“I'm humble, and guys always say I act older than what I am so I always keep that mentality and make sure everything is focused and serious.”
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“Truly accomplished artists are humble and unaware of their abilities.”
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“And with Sushant Singh Rajput, I never felt like he was the star of the film because of his humble nature. We used to hang out together after work.”
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“Salman is a man with the most humble heart. I love to be with him.”
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“You have to compete with LeBron James and Steph Curry, those guys, night in and night out. You can't take a night off. You just have fun, be humble, but continue to work.”
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“Atiana's very humble and more quiet and just so talented.”
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“You have to be humble when somebody is, not blaming you, but having to say something isn't right or correct.”
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“I learnt many lessons from some tough experiences. One of the biggest was that no matter what happens you need to hold on to your beliefs. And you must stay humble.”
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“During my time away from football I was with Milan and Barcelona during training. The most impressive thing about Barcelona was how humble they all are. The humility of the players and staff was fantastic.”
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“It was an incredible experience with Pope Francis, something that I'll never forget. It was a dream come true for a guy like me. It was an unforgettable moment. I was very nervous before meeting him, to be able to congratulate him and talk with him. He was nice. Everybody knows he is very humble.”
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“My whole thing is to stay humble and stay confident in my abilities.”
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“I come from humble beginnings so I don't require a lot to feel comfortable.”
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“I come from a humble background. My dad moved to London 45 years ago and worked as a bus conductor whereas my mother worked in a factory. We never had it easy.”
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“She was humble and put herself down. She felt her feet were a little too big and she had a bump on her nose and a crooked tooth. But she didn't get the tooth fixed. She didn't get the nose broken and set straight. She worked with what she had.”
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“So, you do make a lot of sacrifices in the business, but you have to stay humble and you have to live that normal life. That's what I do now. It keeps me grounded.”
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“Salman sir has always told me three things: Be humble. Hard work is extremely important. That's what takes you forward in life.”
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“My dad has always been somebody, who is known to have heart of gold. He is too humble and kind. So, that kindness gets me into trouble sometimes because everybody expects me to be as nice as him.”
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“I had a humble childhood, but it was full of love.”
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“I'm really loud, and I'm really amazing, and really talented. And really humble.”
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“I try to instill in the guys to work hard, be humble, be blessed, stay in the gym, be a sponge and soak as much intelligence as a young player and embrace it.”
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“I do come from a very humble background.”
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“Elevate the humble sausage casserole to a new level by adding some Worcestershire sauce, some Muscovado sugar, mixed herbs and some red wine.”
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“What I am humble and proud about is that I was able to show a path, simply to demonstrate what could be possible with 8,000-meter peaks. Now that the paradigm has shifted, more people can relate to that possibility, and it should be easier next time to conceptualize and achieve it.”
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“The need has always been to be calm, humble and grounded, this is what I have learned from my community and these are my values.”
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“I probably would never fight Urijah for the belt to be honest. It's not going to be a money thing for me that would give me that fight. I've got a lot of respect for him, I really do. A really humble dude, he's been nothing but honest and real to me ever since the first day I met him.”
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“Neymar is a very humble down to earth guy, who enjoys playing football and likes to play that way. Anyone that knows him understands this.”
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“I haven't gotten overly confident or cocky. I think staying level and humble has helped me through the bad times and the good times.”
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“Growing up, my generation would practise on concrete in the backstreets, using garage doors or the health-centre walls as goals. Taking on the older boys in the neighbourhood taught me to be humble, too.”
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“You know with the help of my humble beginnings and my big feet I am able to stay grounded.”
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“Unlike food mills, stand mixers, or even the humble potato masher or whisk, the potato ricer breaks down a potato into a smooth and fluffy mash while only rupturing the cells once as they pass through the perforated base.”
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“How could anyone not use the humble chestnut at Christmas? It has a great flavour and can be used to make chocolate cake more festive.”
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“Look, I'm just a humble cartoon schlepper.”
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“Culturally, you know, I come from a Samoan background where the food is very humble, it's very simple.”
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“Julian is a very humble guy, so he might not say this, but he never lived with John Casablancas. John Casablancas is a very cool guy. But Julian is a very self-sufficient person. He worked as a bartender, just like everyone else worked.”
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“I've done interviews with Cardi, I met her face-to-face and she was so humble.”
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“My parents really helped me stay focused, keep working, and I think I just stuck to it. That's what makes me more humble.”
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“Your team is so important and just being humble, like that's always not a bad thing at all.”
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“I just try to work hard, be humble, go out there, lay it on the line every night for the team and, you know, whatever comes my way after that, I'll take it. But I definitely think very highly of myself, in my own head.”
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“Basically, we just stay on our knees, keep praying and stay humble.”
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“It was very nice working with Sanjay Dutt. He is a humble man and a very good person.”
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“I feel like I'm very humble and always watch what I say.”
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“I think both my mom and dad, just preached, be yourself every day. Be humble, but obviously have fun with what you do.”
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“I am not a television actor, so much love coming my way makes me humble.”
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“You've got to pick up your mental toughness, be humble, come back to the gym. Everything is going to come if you stay the right way.”
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“I stay grounded by keeping in connection with my mom and humble people who I aspire to be like.”
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“The Japanese are lovely people. So humble and disciplined.”
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“That's just who Frankie is, he lives for the sport of MMA. He's such a good guy, a humble guy.”
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“I feel I stay grounded and humble because I know where I came from. I will always know that.”
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“I don't know, I just try to stay confident in myself - not in a cocky way but in a humble way.”
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“I tell people all the time… There is humble. And there is humble. And then there is N'Golo.”
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“The Champions League is the goal, but we've got to stay humble.”
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“I am very happy to join Rennes. It is the realisation of long discussions with the president. It is an ambitious and humble club, which gives everything to achieve its set targets.”
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“There's no such thing as a perfect life, first of all, because you always have to keep a struggle - not a struggle, but you can't just sit there, you know? You have to work for it. What makes a perfect life? Just being able to have enough money to live and work and be yourself. Humble things, really.”
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“When I was in the game during my first or second project, I would like walk around like my chest up. I'd tell people, watch me, I'll blow up. I took myself way more serious back then when I was nobody than I do now. Now I'm more humble about it, just chilling.”
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“People would come up to me and say, 'No, this is not you. Randall Cunningham would not do this. He wouldn't be on the floor dirty and scraping a floor and carrying heavy things. He's a multimillionaire.' But that was not what God was doing in my life. He was allowing me to humble myself under his mighty hand.”
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“I'm born in a hood, a humble hood, in Tijuana.”
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“I am trying to stay humble in my life.”
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“It was easy for me to be humble because I played with so many other great players and they had no problem knocking me down a peg or getting my head out of the clouds.”
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“My granddad was a very humble person but still, to take all that time of his life to take care of me and help me every day, it was something very special for me.”
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“We were at a Miami Heat-Lakers game and at halftime we go to this VIP sitting room and Albert Pujols walks in and he's like, 'Revis Island?!' I'm looking like, I can't believe this came out his mouth. He was like, 'Meet my kids, my kids are fans.' He was so cool and humble.”
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“Actually, I don't like the word Big Time. I'm a humble guy.”
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“I like that people can be big stars and still be humble.”
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“I just keep cool and humble and things just happen.”
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“All I can say is I am counting my blessings and staying humble.”
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“I'm always remaining humble.”
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“Obviously it's a great feeling for people to acknowledge you and know who you are and they're getting to know you better, but I still want to remain humble because there's a long way to go.”
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“Amitji is a simple man, very down-to-earth. Whenever I talk to him on the sets I cannot believe he is Amitabh Bachchan. He is so humble and professional. I can say the same thing about Hema Malini. She is just like my mother. Her daughter Esha is like my sister.”
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“I learned a lot from Ajith sir. He is always humble and a thorough gentleman. Working with him is definitely an experience I'll never forget.”
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“Krishna sir was humble and truthful. If he had to say anything to anyone's face, he used to say nothing but the truth. He is known for this quality. The industry has a lot of love and respect for him.”
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“All my favourite writers have come from humble beginnings.”
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“I just look to work my very best and be humble, because being humble is the most important thing.”
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“My mamma always tells me to remain humble all the time - it's the first thing she tells me each time I see her.”
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“After every fight, win or lose, you need to get back in the gym and stay humble. Get better, take your wins, take your losses, and learn those lessons and get better.”
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“It's just how we were raised since we were young - to always be professional, be humble. I've tried to carry that everywhere I've gone, including sports.”
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“Whatever humble success I have got in my real and reel life, it is absolutely self-made besides God's grace.”
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“Mauricio has improved my game in all aspects, everything. It's not just football, in life as well. He's been able to teach me a lot inside and outside football, how to live with people, how to be humble.”
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“My dad is my most sincere critic. He likes me to be always humble about most things.”
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“I'm not too much of a flashy guy, just put my head down and bring my lunch pail to work every day, just grind, and I just try to be humble and be a team guy.”
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“Back in the day, I was very humble, because my coach taught me to be like that in Brazil.”
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“Margiela was the perfect example of an anti-status status. He had more status than status. You were saying, 'I'm above status,' when you wore Margiela, which is just another form of status. Even in an atmosphere of humility and responsibility, those who show it will be the most humble of all.”
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“You always gotta be humble.”
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“There's nothing that I can do that I do perfect, so it's just always just working on that and being humble about that, too.”
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“My parents preached to be humble and just take what you've been given.”
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“Before I was elected to Congress, I litigated constitutional law cases in federal courts for nearly 20 years, and I found that the best judges were always those who were in their personal lives relatable, humble, and grounded.”
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“The NFL will humble you every step of the way.”
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“I come from a humble family.”
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“Prandelli is a humble coach, who is willing to work hard and that is transmitted to the team.”