Tituss Burgess Quotes

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

Everyone appreciates me for my honesty. Why shouldn't I speak my mind? I will not say I am blunt. I don't speak about others.

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

The most spiritual place you can be in your life is when you're being very real, when you're not allowing everybody and everything to influence your decisions and your moods, and what's morally right or ethically right.

I value kindness in myself and others. I try to remain super-vigilant about my targets and make extra sure that my sometimes barbed comments are deserved and in response to genuine malefaction.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

No man can produce great things who is not thoroughly sincere in dealing with himself.

Understand who you are, so that you can be the same, whether you're talking to a homeless person or the president of the United States. You're the same person.

If you gonna challenge my ways, know my history. Don't put nobody in my face that don't know about me, or they here to write an article on someone they thought was hot when they was hot. Come on, man. I been hot.

Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.

If everyone's just saying what they feel and doing whatever they want, there's no drama in the world. And there's also no truth to it, 'cause that's just not the truth.

We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our passion and if it's not right for you, you shouldn't do it just because you're advised by so-called geniuses.

I don't gossip about myself.

I'm a straight shooter, and most of the time my ego doesn't interrupt my relationships.

People who don't see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are lairs and fools.

My parents raised me to treat people the way you would want to be treated and to be polite. Sometimes, when I get nervous or insecure, I might overcompensate and might not be totally true to what I am feeling inside. But I get nervous and maybe too smiley and polite.

I really try my best to be the person I want other people to be.

The most important thing that I tell myself is that no matter where I go in this journey, the humility is what's gonna keep me honest and real. And perhaps a better manager.

I still do believe in carrying yourself a certain way, and I do my best to be somewhat of a role model. I'm not a perfect person. I'm a human being. I'm not the Lord, but I do accept that responsibility, and that's why I do try to carry myself with confidence, with poise, with grace, and with class.

I'm not a shock jock. I never ambush anybody. I just speak my mind and my heart and my soul.

I just try to make sure, in everything I do, I do what I'm supposed to be doing in a confident and a humble way at the same time. It's been working for me.

The best route is to stay humble and stay true to yourself.

If you're a humble person, and you walk in, and you start talking, people are going to be able to tell. You can't fake it.

I think my strength is to act instinctively, really quickly, on what I believe, what I see in this person. A proper portrait. I wouldn't dream of doing something inappropriate for that person. I guess I make the person comfortable around me.