I do not see myself as a celebrity or an icon or things like that… I have not really done anything.

You’ll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.

I said I was ‚The Greatest,‘ I never said I was the smartest!

What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.

The day you stop doing the small things is the day you think you’re above everybody else.

Barack Obama did tell me that I was one of Michelle Obama’s favorite actors.

In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity.

None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.

There was my name up in lights. I said, ‚God, somebody’s made a mistake.‘ But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, ‚Remember, you’re not a star.‘ Yet there it was up in lights.

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than to myself.

That thing about being an icon, the fifth Beatle, I just found it so freaky.

Fame itself… doesn’t really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant.

The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth.

Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.

A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride.

She is a peacock in everything but beauty.

I do have a vulnerable side. I think a lot of people have a misperception of me. They only see the tough, defensive, aggressive side. But every woman is vulnerable.

No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.

I think the message has already been sent to Hollywood, which is that this kid’s a hard worker, he’s talented, and people are coming out to see him. And when you have box-office results, Hollywood treats you different. Hollywood stands up.

The thing is that what you see on Snapchat, that’s DJ Khaled. That’s Khaled for real. That’s Khaled.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

I am not The Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.

Years ago, when I first started being a big star, I had fans that were fanatical. It was when ‚Jolene‘ was a big hit.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I want to be the greatest actor that ever lived, frankly. I’d love that. But I don’t need to be. I just want to be here. That’s it.

Anybody that doesn’t like Cardi B a hater!

When I’m surfing, I’m sure not thinking about the paparazzi. I guess if they start getting on floaties and coming out there in the water, then I might be a little upset.

How people themselves perceive what they are doing is not a question that interests me.

Whenever I’m around some who is modest, I think, ‚Run like hell and all of fire.‘ You don’t want modesty, you want humility.

It is unwise to be too sure of one’s own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

I hate being called an ‚icon.‘ I just don’t like it. That’s all there is to it.

You don’t know when you’re being watched. That’s one of the weird things about celebrity. It’s my least favorite part of acting, celebrity.

Lady Gaga is my name. If you know me, and you call me Stefani, you don’t really know me at all.

Start with God – the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.

Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God.

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.

There’s a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It’s deceptive because when you have pride, you’re usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn’t sell well.

The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it’s their fault.

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they’ve taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

I’m honest enough to say I don’t know everything. You know, I don’t. I don’t understand all of God. I don’t understand, you know, some kind of why bad things happen.

I definitely don’t plead guilty to being a heartthrob.

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

I never said I was the best in anything. I never said I’m an icon. The world decides all of that.

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.

When I was with Andy Warhol, I thought, ‚God, his wig looks cheaper than mine!‘

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.

Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you can see that she is unhappy, that she is suffering. You can see her wrong perceptions. You can see that she is not beautiful when she says things that are unkind.

Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated.

If I could give you information of my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God in strange and unaccustomed paths to do In His service what He has done in her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing.

Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite – inspire fear and insecurity.

When I was a boy, I always saw myself as a hero in comic books and in movies. I grew up believing this dream.

The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer.

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.