Humility : (124) " I am just an apprentice. " - Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark " Because in the school of the Spirit man learns wisdom through humility, knowledge by forgetting, how to speak by silence, how to live by dying. " - Johannes Tauler " In societies no less than individuals, acknowledging our limitations may ultimately be more humane than denying them. " - Steven Pinker " I think people who lack humility are really annoying. " - Emily VanCamp " 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.’ " - Robin Wright " I don’t consider myself to be bigger than nobody else in this game, so I’m not here to tell people what to rap about. " - Pimp C " Our goal is to solve a problem for the retailer, not to solve a problem for my ego – which is big. " - Harper Reed " Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. " - Oliver Goldsmith " I don’t take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind of try to immediately forget. " - Laurie Anderson " Anyone who thinks they’re important is usually just a pompous moron who can’t deal with his or her own pathetic insignificance and the fact that what they do is meaningless and inconsequential. " - William Thomas