Beau Biden Quotes

Those who profit from adversity possess a spirit of humility and are therefore inclined to make the necessary changes needed to learn from their mistakes, failures, and losses. ... When we are focused too much on ourselves, we lose perspective. Humility allows us to regain perspective and see the big picture. ... Humility allows us to let go of perfection and keep trying.

I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

You know, when I sit in meetings and things are very tense and people take things extremely seriously and they invest a lot of their ego, I sometimes think to myself, 'Come on, you know, there's life and there's death and there is love.' And all of that ego business is nonsense compared to that.

So much about living life, to me, is about humility and gratitude. And I've tried very hard to have those qualities and be that person and I'm just so disappointed in myself that I allowed it to slip.

The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.

My goals have gone from being an all-star to just being able to play basketball. I always took for granted that I could play. Now I know what a gift it is.

It's always healthy to be taken down a notch, even though it's humbling.

Perspective is the most important thing to have in life.

I think I value things more correctly. I hope I look at my life in a way that makes sense.

I don't want to be perceived as someone who has it all figured out. I certainly don't feel entitled or like I'm a superstar. I'm still growing, learning, and figuring things out.

My personal philosophy would be don't whine, don't let opportunities pass you by, be willing to work hard, and remember that you don't know as much as you think you do, ever.

My life is not perfect.

I could never say I'm going to do bigger and better things because that would negate what I've already accomplished, and I don't want to do that.

Being humbled has been a part of my life for a long time.

I may be as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.

People see us as no better than we are.

When you don't take what you have for granted, you constantly try to re-prove yourself to yourself rather than to other people.

I'm grateful for every opportunity. I learned the hard way.

Live a life full of humility, gratitude, intellectual curiosity, and never stop learning.

I always think about the difficulties I had to make sure I don't get too comfortable.

I'm a confident person in knowing my abilities, but also know, I'm kind of a realist, I know when I suck.

I think a lot about me is humble.

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.'

If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion.