Khalid Quotes

I'm interested in listening to the people who walk in the door. If your ego and your accomplishments stop you from listening, then they've taught you nothing.

My story was that I was egotistical, arrogant, and an absolute jerk to everyone who brags about everything - and I will - but I've been very fortunate to take everything and learn from it.

If I only had a little humility, I would be perfect.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that.

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.

A little humility never hurts.

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

If we learn not humility, we learn nothing.

I have a big ego, and I'm a confident person, but when it comes down to being a jerk, that doesn't work for me, I tried it... for about ten years.

I've learnt to listen. I don't think I always did listen.

Pride is a thing that I have tried to abandon completely. Try as I might, pride still creeps into many of the things I do.

I certainly had an arrogant streak. And I certainly was defensive in certain cases. Maybe I'm still arrogant, but I try not to be.

As a person, I am still grounded and humble.

When we presume that we are better than people who need structure and guidance, we lack one of the most crucial ingredients for change: humility.

A little humbling never hurt a great advocate.

I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go.

Being humbled is a good thing.

You just have to stay humble.

Humility is a super-important factor in all of our lives, and I try to remind myself every evening in front of the mirror, 'Just calm down.'

People become concerned with being more humble than other people.

How do I stay humble? Because I'm the best at being humble.

Do not try to be humble: learn humility.

If you would improve, submit to be considered wihout sense and foolish with respect to externals. Wish to be considered to know nothing; and if you shall seem to someone to be a person of importance, distrust yourself.

Blessed the geniuses who know / that egomania is not a duty.

Without humility, we keep all our defects; and they are only crusted over by pride, which conceals them from others, and often from ourselves.