Dmitry Medvedev Quotes

I don't think of myself as a role model.

If I ever thought I wasn't the right guy for the job, I'd be the first person to fire myself.

We justify ourselves when we should judge ourselves. If we learned humility, it might spare us the humiliation.

I definitely don't think of myself as being an influence.

'What am I missing?' is a much more important question than 'How cool am I?'

I never answer, because I can't, which is my favorite among my own books.

People hear that and say I'm being modest, but I am not a modest person, but I have to be truthful about what I'm doing and what I'm doing is channeling.

It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.

But when one believes that you've been appointed by God for a particular mission in history, you have to be very careful about that, how you speak about that. Where is the self-reflection in that? Where is the humility in that?

I'm not preaching about things you should do, I'm not political or anything. I'm probably not the best role model.

I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what's behind my decision. It's simple. I have always believed that every person, especially public officials, must understand when it is time to move on. For me, that time is now.

I'm the last one who would do self-analysis.

I don't think of myself as a role model, but I can see that I am.

I don't know that I'd agree I was our best player.

I don't see myself as a visionary at all.

There's nothing wrong with giving yourself a pat on the back. If you can't do that, you can't be objective about your work. You can't be conceited or cocky either, but you can't be too modest either.

I'm certainly the last person to give advice on, well, anything.

It's not hard to stand behind one's successes. But to accept responsibility for one's failures... that is devilishly hard

Apart from some of the videos and haircuts, I don't think I've made any wrong moves, ha ha!

Whether we're talking about leadership, teamwork, or client service, there is no more powerful attribute than the ability to be genuinely honest about one's weaknesses, mistakes, and needs for help.

I always and strictly tell Nintendo employees never to use the term 'success' to describe our own performance.

I'm not above criticism.

Nobody goes, 'I'm a top 10 fighter. Well, maybe Top 15. I can beat a lot of guys'... Nobody ever says that. That's the thing with having a grasp on reality. I know I'm not the best.

I don't see myself as a world-class player.