Nancy Gibbs Quotes

You never can stay enough humbled.

Be humble, don't have too much pride and think you're too good for anything.

No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble.

I'm constantly humbled.

If I had only one sermon to preach it would be a sermon against pride.

I don't want to take fame for granted because that is when you start to think you are better than everyone else. That is when you start thinking that you are someone that you are not.

It's important to stay humble.

I do feel it's hard to be modest and humble and egoless when people are telling you you are so great and wanting to give you prizes and energy. I'm trying hard not to be an awful, narcissistic human being.

I know it's important to stay humble.

Oh Lord... I don't really do pride.

Don't act like you've arrived when you're just receiving the invitation.

Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.

I think we were always humble.

The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.

I realize I can never take my success for granted. It's not attractive for anyone to be like that.

The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.

I don't sense that I am someone's hero, though I'm happy when people like my work. I've learned how to be gracious about it, but I try to let it go by. I've seen how, if people start taking on those accolades, it can ruin them completely.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the U.S. The immigration guys kick the star out of my stardom.

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

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real.

I do have an ego, but I acknowledge the help I get.

You don't want to be flattered and become big-headed by getting awards. But, well, I am.

The day you stop doing the small things is the day you think you're above everybody else.