Nevil Shute Quotes

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

It is more pleasant to remember others than to be remembered.

I believe in one thing: that anyone who is able to do something good for someone, I mean, should be praised.

The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours.

A wise person would never be eager to ask for acknowledgment of his or her contribution.

People don't usually compliment your character.

It's always strange to get an honor from people who are the ones that should be honored.

Let him that hath done the good office conceal it; let him that received it disclose it.

When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

I'm not one to speak about myself. I like to speak about the people around me.

Once in a century a man may be ruined or made insufferable by praise. But surely once in a minute something generous dies for want of it.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

I will serve the people in a very humble way.

I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years. But I don't think about it as being a leader.

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

I remember calling directors numerous times and saying, 'Oh, you should cast so-and-so instead of me. They're much better for the role.'

… 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..

If I want to leave one thing here after I'm gone, it would be an incredible sense of humility.

I'm not an ambitious person. I'm very content, and I have no pending dreams. God has given me so much, and if there's one thing I really want to do, it's to serve the people.

I'd be happy if anyone wore my fragrance. They don't have to be famous.

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

I've heard legends and maestros praise my voice. It's overwhelming. I'm a nobody who shouldn't be at the receiving end of the such comments, and I'm extremely humbled.

People still thank me for the stuff I did for this sport, and I appreciate everything people say.

I'm not boasting or nothing but a lot of people have a lot of love for me. I'm a legend, but I stay H and H, hungry and humble.