Grant Bowler Quotes

This is something people don't realize about me, but I can laugh - and laugh at myself.

I think when you get to that point in your life where you're the first to laugh at yourself, you're at the best place of your life.

You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.

I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.

I was a solipsist and a narcissist and much too arrogant. I have a lot more compassion now, but it took a long time.

I've learned to have a sense of humor about myself. Lord knows everyone else does!

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

I've always been able to laugh at myself.

One of the biggest challenges for me is that I'm still a human being. I'm a very imperfect human being. I'm very open about the fact that I'm not trying to pretend to be better than anyone else.

I'm really good at laughing at myself.

I just feel like you're being realistic if you can laugh at yourself.

If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of you when you do that.

Apparently, I don't want to take myself too seriously.

I just have to be myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to be responsible to my community, and I feel like I am, but then I have to not be so hard on myself.

Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

One thing that I am proud of: I am really capable of laughing at myself.

It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.

I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.

If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.

To explore different parts of yourself and different emotional lives... not to hide from who you are but to actually explore who you are.

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.

I think part of maturity is knowing who you are.

When you love and accept yourself, when you know who really cares about you, and when you learn from your mistakes, then you stop caring about what people who don't know you think.

I do not look at myself every morning and think: 'Oh, my gosh, I am so perfect, so beautiful, so talented.' No, I like to make fun of myself.