Hugh Ross Quotes

A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.

It's human nature to want to help and soothe and save with your love, but it's also arrogant.

I don't walk around big headed. I'm not a superstar.

I'm not a star. I'm just backing up the cats.

I'm not so arrogant to think I'm the only guide someone needs ... but I might be the guide that someone needs.

After Stand By Me came out, people were telling me, 'You're so good,' 'You're going to be a star,' and things like that. You can't think about it. If you take it the wrong way, you can really get high on yourself. People get so lost when that happens to them. They may think they have everything under control, but everything is really out of control. Their lives are totally in pieces.

I think it's noteworthy that the Almighty didn't act high and mighty. The Holy One wasn't holier-than-thou. The One who knew it all wasn't a know-it-all. The One who made the stars didn't keep his head in them. The One who owns all the stuff of earth never strutted it.

Anyone who says he knows God's intention is showing a lot of very human ego.

Nothing resembles pride so much as discouragement.

I think everything happens for a reason. With my game being the way it is, if I did shoot 80 percent, I'd be a harder person to deal with. It just keeps me humble. Just imagine me in my game shooting the same percentage that Reggie Miller shoots. I wouldn't even talk to you guys because I wouldn't have to.

Where boasting ends, there dignity begins.

We are presumptuous not when we marvel at His grace, but when we reject it.

The person who thinks he has found the ultimate truth is wrong.

A man who says “I have learned enough and will learn no further” should be considered as knowing nothing at all.

God have mercy on the man who doubts what he's sure of.

Love's humility is love's true pride.

Give a man a car of his own and he leaves humility and common sense behind him in the garage.

I don't think of myself as a star. An actress is nothing remarkable.

Here's the thing about Donald Trump: He never apologizes. He's never wrong, no matter what crazy thing he says. He's totally - he's the white Kanye.

Man needs to be Saved from his own Wisdom as much as from his own Righteousness, for they produce one and the same corruption. Nothing saves a man from his own righteousness, but that which delivers him from his own wisdom.

I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power.

A man should never boast of his courage, nor a woman of her virtue, lest their doing so should be the cause of calling their possession of them into question.

I don't know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.

I don't see the point in being a star - it takes a lot of energy to carry yourself off as being more perfect than somebody else. I'd rather just be available with all my weaknesses.

Pride is a sweetmeat, to be savoured in small pieces; it makes for a poor feast.