Dorothy Bush Koch Quotes

Basically you have to suppress your own ambitions in order to be who you need to be.

I really feel that the best actors out there are very centric. They're really connected. They're not in a, 'What about me' state, and I think that's a good lesson in life.

I've seen the real extreme diva behaviour and I don't think that's who I am.

I got where I did [in the military] by knowing how to hide my ego and hide my intelligence.

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear so.

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

Beauty, to me, is kind, generous, and people that are humble.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

Men must know their limitations.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

I am not overconfident.

The more charming person is the person who admits the other person is more charming.

I'm not one to speak about myself. I like to speak about the people around me.

The best work I can do is to take myself as much as I can out of it and get it as simple as I can.

Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.

I am incredibly, incredibly fortunate about the opportunities I've had. But at the same time, I've had plenty of opportunities to screw it up, too. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is 'No...' and not feel the need to do everything. It's about doing what rings true to me.

Reminding myself that I have a tailbone keeps me in check.

Virtue would go far if vanity did not keep it company.

You never really see me acting a fool on TV.

My ego every day is more and more polite. I tame it.

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

The day I get too big for myself, my mum will slap me down!

We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that is alive around us, and reconcile ourselves with our environment.

The heart is great which shows moderation in the midst of prosperity.