Nancy Gibbs Quotes

I'm not perfect.

I am not perfect. That's for sure.

You know, people sometimes say to me, 'Do you prefer to do this or that, act or do stand-up or write' but the thing that I enjoy most is the difference between all of them, because you're always learning. I don't go around thinking of myself as a great anything. I'm actually lucky to have the chance to fail at all of them.

The thing I always tell my audiences all the time is that I'm just two steps ahead of you on a good day. And I might be two steps behind you on a bad day.

You have to take your ego out of it and say, do I want people to be obsequious to me or do I want to write good books? If it's the latter, you have to take criticism. It's annoying, but that's how to do good stuff; listen to other people.

I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good things about being a supporting actor is that you get to talk about other people.

I'm better for all the things that have happened to me, the good and the bad.

I am someone who isn't always perfect.

There are going to be things I'm not going to be great at, times when I make mistakes, 100%.

I'm not a perfect player.

If you're not vulnerable, and you're too headstrong and clear about the path you want to take, it won't help you grow. Vulnerability doesn't have to be a negative thing. If you take the right spin on it, it can be extremely positive.

I'm not perfect. I'm not polished.

I'm not a perfect person - far from it.

Don't be afraid to make mistakes and be able to laugh at yourself.

You don't have to be perfect; you just have to be open.

I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing.

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know', and thou shalt progress.

To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.

Learning to accept failure on multiple levels is, to my way of thinking, the key to become a world-class therapist. But that means humility, and setting your ego aside, while you develop superb new technical skills.

Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.

When you win a lot, you don't learn much. With my ups and downs, it's a lot of learning.

I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.

In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.

I try not to have too much of an ego. I'll do anything.

I'll never be a non-stumbler. I'll be a forgiven stumbler, but never a non-stumbler.