“I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.” – Oscar Wilde

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” – C. S. Lewis

“My philosophy is, it’s always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don’t mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I’d like you to laugh with me occasionally, too.” – Dwayne Johnson

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

“I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I’ll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.” – Warwick Davis²

“I’m not saying this just to be self-deprecating, but I have always taken delight in playing people who are oblivious, because I do think I have giant, giant blind spots. It’s a very comfortable place to be.” – Ty Burrell

“The people I grew up around who I really liked were quick on the draw. It always just wowed me. And my mum would make weird funny comments. I can see in myself her self-deprecating, hippie humour. I can’t take myself too seriously.” – Drew Barrymore

“Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one’s balance. I think that it’s very damaging.” – Viola Davis

“I think that enjoying the fruits of one’s labor is very different than arrogance. And when I was younger, I didn’t know the difference. I thought that if you were gracious, that meant that you somehow were getting ahead of yourself. And I felt self-deprecation kept you balanced.” – Viola Davis

“I think women have a hard time not apologizing their way into negotiations. We tend to back in to these conversations in a self-deprecating and ultimately self-defeating way.” – Mika Brzezinski