Jeffrey Donovan Quotes

When you don't take what you have for granted, you constantly try to re-prove yourself to yourself rather than to other people.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

I'm generally a very happy guy because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who are much better than I am in writing. I don't have to be the fastest gun in the West.

You know you've reached true success the day you become truly humble. That's the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that you've accomplished something meaningful.

I need to learn to be happy and enjoy the achievement rather than already thinking about what I could have done better.

I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, building a bit of time for myself.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

I would rate the fact that I get to be alive a big beautiful 10. Satisfaction with myself - work in progress.

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.

I'm not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It's really not my place.

My main hope for myself is to be where I am.

I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.

Everyone has their own journey. I am very grateful for where I am.

I really don't look at my accomplishments. I really don't think about myself much.

I don't really look at myself as an inspiration, more as a fellow player.

One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks.

I just take every day is a miracle and I'm really glad that I'm still working and that people are not sick of me, even though even I'm sick of me a little bit.

The greatest barrier to someone achieving their potential is their denial of it.

Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough.

You don't want to vilify your ego.

I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.

I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.

I'm at peace with myself and where I am. In the past, I was always looking to see how everybody else was doing. I wasn't competitive, I was comparative. I just wanted to be where everybody else was. Now I've gotten to an age when I am not comparing anymore.

I am what I am and, you know, I'm a very lucky guy.