Rufus Wainwright Quotes

False modesty can be worse than arrogance.

I don't like false modesty.

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

I don't know how humble a person can be while consistently spouting statements like 'I, Donald Trump, am a totally gifted politician,' or 'I'm, like, a smart person.'

I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense.

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

You can't go around saying you're the best, all the time, 'cause it puts a target on your back.

Don't be humble... you're not that great.

Modesty, tis a virtue not often found among poets, for almost every one of them thinks himself the greatest in the world.

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

The fool shouts loudly, thinking to impress the world.

It's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind.

I never wanted to come off as self-important.

I've got it all: I'm good-looking, I'm educated, I can sing, and I can play rugby. Ridiculous, isn't it?

Frankly, my head can never be bloated.

If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed.

We hated pretentiousness; it was a form of self-hatred.

Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.

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

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

You can get a bit 'head in the clouds' - well, I do - and full of myself if I stick in front of the camera for too long. I forget there is hard work that needs to be done.

One may be humble out of pride.