Chetan Bhagat Quotes

I should be known for my work and not how I promote myself and what I do.

People don't usually compliment your character.

My work should speak, not being spotted on Page 3.

The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as if we thought our weaknesses as good as other people's virtues.

All you've got to do is own up to your ignorance honestly, and you'll find people who are eager to fill your head with information.

If you don’t tell people about your success, they probably won’t know about it.

The way my father raised me, we don't pat ourselves on the back. We don't call ourselves great, we let other people do that.

People are usually made Dames for virtues I do not possess.

People ask me how did you choose the part and how did you prepare for this work? I just learned the lines and showed up; I don't know what else to say because that's all I know how to do.

I have an ego like anybody else, but I don't need to be stoked by going before the public all the time.

The talent should speak for itself.

Blow your own horn loud. If you succeed, people will forgive your noise; if you fail, they'll forget it.

General personal principle: You are generally successful to the degree others want you to succeed. So get adopted! And, even more importantly, it's amazing how much you can get done when you let other people take credit for it.

Real merit of any kind cannot long be concealed; it will be discovered, and nothing can depreciate it but a man exhibiting it himself. It may not always be rewarded as it ought; but it will always be known.

The bible says it's by grace that you're saved it's not by dressing up that you're saved. So I just wanted people to know it's not about putting on airs, it's about being honest and transparent and saying "God here's my junk, can you help me?"

An entrepreneur is not what you call yourself, it's what someone calls you in recognition of what you've achieved. I call Richard Branson an entrepreneur. Rupert Murdoch called me one. Anybody who stands up and says: 'I'm an entrepreneur' needs shooting. You'll drive people crazy.

I would have every man write what he knows and no more.

I want to say to the people, if I am a star, the people made me a star. No studio, no person, but the people did.

It's fun to write about myself, but I feel like I would bore people with that.

Remember, there are more people in the world than yourself. Be modest! You have not yet invented nor thought anything which others have not thought or invented before. And should you really have done so, consider it a gift of heaven which you are to share with others.

It is a fault, not a virtue, to wish your humility recognized and applauded.

Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.

It is not for us to hold ourselves above the position of grateful people. We have to be able to accept. Anything else shows an unwillingness to grant someone else the superior place.

Even if you're the greatest of all time, people are not just going to give it to you. It's a great lesson.

Radical transparency is critical to having an idea meritocracy because it shows what's actually happening without spin and prevents people from maneuvering politically behind each others' backs. It brings problems and weaknesses to the surface and allows people to see how they are dealt with, so it's great for training people on how to deal with real problems.