Wayne Dyer Quotes

… his [Charles Evans Hughes’] greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man. I think it was one of the strongest things about [Theodore] Roosevelt. He never tried to minimize what other people did and often exaggerated it..

I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit.

We actors can't take the credit. We love to try to claim the credit.

I never dwell on what I've personally achieved.

I don't like to celebrate my own achievements.

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

I'm constantly humbled.

Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.

At my funeral, if one said, 'Nick was a generous person,' trust me I won't be doing cartwheels in my coffin. Recognition from people is never and never will be a goal. Some people strive for that respect or honor. Living a life to just reach for the position and status is vanity and sin.

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.

Symbolically, what the rabbis say is that at Passover, what we have to do is try to get rid of our hot air - our pride, our feeling that we are the most important people in the whole entire world and that everything should revolve round us.

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

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.

You know you've reached true success the day you become truly humble. That's the day you stop needing to prove to the world - and yourself - that you've accomplished something meaningful.

I never like to say that I'm better than anybody else.

I'm not complaining if my work is getting more recognition than me.

It's important to stay humble.

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

I've had a lot of accolades throughout my career, but that hasn't really changed me. I know that comes with the winning.

I really don't look at my accomplishments. I really don't think about myself much.

It is true that I receive a lot of praise and that is flattering. But I try not to let it affect me.

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.

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

You just have to stay humble.