Self Deprecation

My favorite, and the

My favorite, and the author I wish I was reading right now and always is Nora Ephron. I love the humor, the awareness, the sense of self-deprecation. She is such a role model to me. Garance Dore

I don’t think that either self-deprecation or self-aggrandizement is among the defining qualities of an artist… Beethoven could have been forgiven if his symphonies had gone to his head. Gretchaninoff could also be forgiven if his Dobrinya Nikititch went to his head. But neither one could be forgiven for writing a piece that was amoral, … Read more

I have never been

I have never been an ambitious person, and my participation in this industry is a fluke, but only male writers can afford to be coy and self-deprecating. Diablo Cody

I am incredibly self-deprecating.

I am incredibly self-deprecating. It stems from self-doubt. Charlie Cox

I think the biggest

I think the biggest survival instinct that Midwesterners possess is self deprecation, it’s almost a Buddha-like sense of humor in anything that is difficult to get through. They would prefer to laugh at difficulties, show their mettle through that, and toughen up and have a beer afterward. That’s definitely the characteristic I’ve carried through me, … Read more

Half of Wisconsinites are

Half of Wisconsinites are considered alcoholics. It’s part of the culture of Wisconsin… if self-deprecation is their survival instinct, alcohol is their coping mechanism. Amy Pietz

I have a high

I have a high self-opinion – I don’t need to hide that. I don’t need to be self-deprecating. Adam Levine