James McBride Quotes

I'm not the type who'll yell about my achievements from the rooftops.

I'm not the 'look at me' kind of a person. I do not like showing off in public or written about.

Chinese people like to do things with a low profile; they do not like to expose their wealth.

I'm not a self-promoter. I'm not on TV all the time.

In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging.

I'm not a player who beats his own drum.

I'm not the type of guy who is going to be out in front of a microphone for attention.

I don't like to make a big splash anyway.

I've never been very flashy or high-profile.

At home I am a nice guy: but I don't want the world to know. Humble people, I've found, don't get very far.

I think I'm a pretty well-kept secret.

I'm not boisterous. I just let the work speak for itself.

I never really do anything show-off-y, I keep it humble.

I've always prided myself on being the lowest-profile member of the Bush family.

I'm just not a loud person. I don't like to showboat. I'm not rowdy.

I'm never a flashy type of person.

I feel like people who don't brag are trying to make you jealous by thinking they're hiding something more even exciting.

I'm not a show-off by nature.

Modest. When they meet me, they think I'm going to be outgoing, but I like things low-key. I don't like people to think I'm bragging.

I've never been the kind of guy to hype myself up. It's just not my thing.

I may be boring, but that's okay; I don't want to hard-sell myself.

Large audiences did not suit my low-key approach.

Old money in Southeast Asia is much more discrete and low key. It's about not wearing brand names. It's about being invisible, almost. The billionaire can be taking the bus with you.

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

I'm not particularly attention-seeking.