Benjamin Clementine Quotes

Being humble got me very far when I went to L.A., because it was in stark contrast to this town of people who were so cutthroat.

Just the fact that I'm in the game is great. I'm just blessed to be working. I got a plan, but I'm humble and I try to be humble.

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.

To be honored by success is to take your life seriously. To humble-talk about it is to take yourself seriously.

I wasn't a kid growing up thinking, 'One day I'll get an Oscar and make a speech.' That wasn't on my mind.

Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head.

We've stayed really normal and down to Earth I think, and haven't let the success thing go to our head.

You know, most people, they want to go to Hollywood. They want to be a star. They want to be a rock star. That thought never entered any of our minds, the Van Halen family.

Even though David Pottruck has gone to this unbelievable career where he is a billionaire, there is always a new hurdle. He never sits there saying, 'I'm the best.'

I keep it real normal, like I don't try to act like a celebrity, or say that just because I'm on a TV show I can do other types of TV. I take it very seriously and I respect the art of acting.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.

I know certain actors who have done very well. They are still down to earth.

I'm just honoring my mother's words. She always told me, 'The smaller your work, the bigger your name will become.'

Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

I have some realistic humility which comes from my first career as a writer. I wrote for other people for ten years. I saw some incredible egos not based on any reality. They were great when they were on top and awful when they weren't. I learned a lot about how to treat people.

You've gotta be humble. That's what I've been throughout my whole career.

I always stay humble. I don't act funny towards nobody.

One thing that I've learned is that you don't have to be a prima donna or think you are better than other people in order to succeed.

Even when I was at the top, playing in the Champions League final for Liverpool and playing at the World Cup for England, I've never let it go to my head.

Work extremely hard, but as you continue to rise up the ladder, never forget your roots or where you came from or the people that helped you along the way. Humility takes people the farthest.

I like to think I won't change as a person, even if I go on to win 20 world titles. I will still be just a working-class lad from the Potteries, the same daft old me.

Fame is a weird thing. I think maybe I learned to never get too big for your boots. Keep your feet on the ground and keep your head down and work hard - that's probably what I learned from my parents more than anything. Remain generous and kind, and have humility.

It's good to try and stay humble and down to earth, despite media and social media.

I have learned that the biggest stars and the greatest players are the most humble ones, the ones who respect people the most.

I made a really good start to my career, and there was a lot of speculation about where I'd end up going. Like I did then, I'm just trying to take this all in my stride and keep my feet on the ground.