Alice James Quotes

I am not the humblest person in the world. I admit that.

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

Whatever talents I possess may suddenly diminish or suddenly increase. I can with ease become an ordinary fool. I may be one now. But it doesn't do to upset one's own vanity.

At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

When I'm onstage they know I'm honest, and I try to be as humble as I can.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough in me to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better.

Any fool can say he is wise but only someone wise can admit he is a fool.

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

I know I'm not perfect.

I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life.

I'm not perfect.

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.

I'm not going to pretend I'm some saint, because I'm not.

Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency.

Write books only if you are going to say in them the things you would never dare confide to anyone.

The man who cannot endure to have his errors and shortcomings brought to the surface and made known, but tries to hide them, is unfit to walk the highway of truth.

A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.

It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.