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. – Bruce Oldfield
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. – Andre Leon Talley
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. – Ben Harper
I learnt my lessons very early on that it’s probably a good thing to be humble in victory as well as defeat. – Bronte Campbell
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. – Aaron Eckhart
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. – Ben McLemore
Those who are believed to be most abject and humble are usually most ambitious and envious. – Baruch Spinoza
Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn’t wave his own flag. – Buzz Aldrin
Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. – The Bible Matthew 11:29
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. – Alfred Eisenstaedt
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. – Christopher Hitchens
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. – Arnaud Desplechin
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. – Bob Newhart
What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud. – Augustus Hare
Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair. – Blaise Pascal
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. – Albert Einstein
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. – Bernard Barton
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. – Billy Tauzin
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. – Curtis Stone
The companies we admire are like the people we admire: resilient, authentic, personable, collaborative, ambitious, and humble. – Chip Conley
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. – Bronte Campbell
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. – Adelbert von Chamisso
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. – Charlie Trotter
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. – Ariel Pink