John Burdett Quotes

To be okay with not knowing is a sign of a mature person and a mature society.

I don't pretend I know everything.

Not being anxious requires a level of humility, doesn't it? It does, I think. It's not all about you.

Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.

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.

I don't feel I'm better than any man out there or that I have anything to teach, and the more I learn about myself, the less comfortable I feel saying anything at all.

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

Humility is a super-important factor in all of our lives, and I try to remind myself every evening in front of the mirror, 'Just calm down.'

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.

I'm not wise, but the beginning of wisdom is there; it's like relaxing into - and an acceptance of - things.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I've learned that it's OK to be flawed.

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.

I am not overconfident.

In a way, a certain amount of self-criticism is a good thing, because it keeps you humble. Realizing that no matter what success you've achieved, you can still make enemies makes you humble, too.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

I don't see myself as the perfect person at all.

I'm a very contented, peaceful man. I made mistakes, yes, but I accepted them, and, I hope, graciously.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

I know I'm not perfect.

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

I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.

I do not know it all and do not claim to.