144 Best Humility Quotes

The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. – Albert Camus (quoted by Spencer Reid)

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. – Socrates

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. – Socrates

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. – John F. Kennedy

You can have the power of a super-ego without the poison. – Jeff Bezos

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. – Bill Gates

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. – Bill Gates

If you feel like you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room. – Richard Branson

I never grew up as a person who had an expectation that one day I would be Prime Minister. – Jacinda Ardern

I am not here to be a rock star politician. I am here to work. – Jacinda Ardern

I’m not a role model… I’m a father, a husband, a friend, a brother, a son, and I make mistakes like everybody else. But if you look up to me, that’s your responsibility. – LeBron James

I’m just a small kid from Akron, Ohio, that’s all I am. – LeBron James

I think the worst thing in the world that can happen to you if you’re an entrepreneur or you’re working on a team and you’re developing a product is to have a success. It’s almost like a poison. – Tim Cook

The thing that we have done that few others have done is we have admitted when we’re wrong, and we have changed. – Tim Cook

You can't have a monopoly on a good idea. – Mark Zuckerberg

I never thought of myself as a pioneer. I just wanted to do my job well. – Michelle Yeoh

I stand on the shoulders of giants, and I am so grateful for that. – Michelle Yeoh

I am a small person who has come to do big work. – Narendra Modi

Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future. – Warren Buffett

The learn-it-all will always do better than the know-it-all. – Satya Nadella

You join here, not to be cool, but to make others cool. – Satya Nadella

I don't want to be the know-it-all. I want to be the learn-it-all. – Satya Nadella

Treat your customers like they own you. Because they do. – Mark Cuban

The more we are willing to admit we don't know, the more we can learn. – Simon Sinek

I call myself a blind man riding on the back of a blind tiger. – Jack Ma

Smart people need a fool to lead them. When the team’s all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the way. His way of thinking is different. It’s easier to win if you have people see things from different perspectives. – Jack Ma

When we have money, we start making mistakes. – Jack Ma

I knew nothing about technology. I knew nothing about management. I knew nothing about anything. That was my asset. – Jack Ma

Do not get too confident. You have a lot of work to do. – Simon Cowell

You can't be arrogant and not be able to back it up. – Simon Cowell

You're not as good as you think you are. – Simon Cowell

I never learned anything while I was talking. – Stanley Kubrick

I'm a student of film. I'm a filmmaker, but I'm always a student. – Martin Scorsese

I don't believe in elitism. I don't think the audience is this dumb person lower than me. I am the audience. – Quentin Tarantino

You should never get too comfortable with who you are because you are always evolving. – Steven Spielberg

I've never made a film that I didn't learn something from. – Steven Spielberg

I don't like to analyze myself too much. I prefer to just do the work. – Akira Kurosawa

I think it's a mistake to think that because you're the director, you know everything. – Francis Ford Coppola

I think you’re only as good as the people you work with. – Ridley Scott

We need courtesy toward water, air, and trees. We should not be allowed to dominate them. – Hayao Miyazaki

I'm not a storyteller. I'm a man who draws pictures. – Hayao Miyazaki

I like to work with people who are better than me. It makes me raise my game. – David Fincher

I think that the best way to approach a strong story is with humility. – Denis Villeneuve