Mary Schmich Quotes

There is no point in taking yourself too seriously.

I don't want to sound self-righteous, and I don't want to act like I have it all put together.

You can't take yourself too seriously.

I'm very observant and very instinctive. In life, you have to have the vulnerability to accept when you are to blame. And I do have that, and I am open enough to say it.

If I took myself too seriously, I would be a mess every day because the world keeps my ego in check.

Apparently, I don't want to take myself too seriously.

I just have to be myself. I'm not perfect, and I'm going to make mistakes; I might say the wrong thing. I have to be responsible to my community, and I feel like I am, but then I have to not be so hard on myself.

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.

I know I'm not perfect.

I'm not perfect. I am not Iron Man.

Actually, I think it's quite sensible not to take yourself too seriously.

I don't take myself too seriously. I think that's something so many actors and people in general tend to do.

I don't think it's healthy to take yourself too seriously.

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully.

It's hard for me to characterise myself. I think I'm balanced. Some people might say I'm cold-hearted.

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him.

No one is laughable who laughs at himself.

Expecting to be wrong about most things most of the time brings, finally, the kind of humility that leads to peace. I think.

I'm never impressed with myself!

It's important to have an examined life - but it's a fine line between having an examined life and being hypercritical of oneself. There has to be balance in there somewhere.

I'm not the most loathsome man in the world. I've dropped to number nine.

As long as I do not take myself too seriously, I should not be too badly off.

Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance, forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.