J. Cole

There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn't greedy. It was mine, my girl's, my mom's. I got Benzes for my ladies. But I felt crazy. You have to understand I come from a world where we're very modest. But that's not greedy. That's nice, right?

American Musician

Donald Rumsfeld

Oh my goodness gracious, what you can buy off the Internet in terms of overhead photography. A trained ape can know an awful lot of what is going on in this world, just by punching on his mouse, for a relatively modest cost.

American Politician

Maya Angelou

Timidity makes a person modest. It makes him or her say, 'I'm not worthy of being written up in the record of deeds in heaven or on earth.' Timidity keeps people from their good. They are afraid to say, 'Yes, I deserve it.

American Poet

Sonia Sotomayor

I've never wanted to get adjusted to my income, because I knew I wanted to go back to public service. And in comparison to what my mother earns and how I was raised, it's not modest at all. I have no right to complain.

American Judge

Margaret Thatcher

I just owe almost everything to my father and it's passionately interesting for me that the things that I learned in a small town, in a very modest home, are just the things that I believe have won the election.

English Leader

Al Pacino

All due respect and trying to be as modest as I can be, I am a dancer. But I don't think I would be on 'Dancing with the Stars,' mainly because I would be too shy.

American Actor

Morgan Freeman

People hear that and say I'm being modest, but I am not a modest person, but I have to be truthful about what I'm doing and what I'm doing is channeling.

P. J. O'Rourke

College professors used to be badly paid and worth it. Colleges used to be modest institutions; they should go back to being modest institutions.

American Comedian

Lakhdar Brahimi

Be modest, be respectful of others, try to understand.

Algerian Public Servant

William Shakespeare

Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.

English Playwright

Use 'modest' when indicating that something is medium-sized or reasonable, not too big or small.

Measuring Scale

Describe quantities without overemphasizing; 'modest' suggests a balanced or fair amount.

Avoiding Exaggeration

'Modest' often describes someone who doesn't seek the spotlight or show off.

Low-Key Behavior

Accomplished individuals might act 'modest' to avoid appearing arrogant.

Success Without Boast

In fashion, 'modest' indicates clothing that doesn't show too much skin or body shape.

Conservative Dress

'Modest' clothing can mean different things in different cultures and settings.

Cultural Variation

A 'modest' person may underestimate their skills or contributions, often out of politeness.

Self-Perception

Use 'modest' to express humility, especially when discussing one's own achievements or qualities.

Polite Understatement

Someone with a 'modest' opinion recognizes their limits without self-deprecation.

Realistic Self-View

A 'modest' person may be admired for being grounded and easy to relate to.

Approachable Attitude

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 But I came from a modest immigrant family where my idea of luxury was having a pork tongue and jelly sandwich in my school lunchbox, so the thought of spending my whole life sitting around in armchairs just thinking Well, that struck me as the height of extravagance and frivolity.

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 For years, I tried desperately to cultivate in my kids a love of reading. I'd amassed a modest classroom library of books I'd accumulated from secondhand shops, thrift stores, attics -- you know. But whenever I said those dreadful words,

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 first time we saw an AIDS vaccine work in humans albeit quite modestly and that particular vaccine was made almost a decade ago newer concepts in early testing now show even greater promise in the best of our animal models but in the

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 that could work very, very quickly. Now I don't have an exact budget for what this would cost, but I'm quite sure it's very modest compared to the potential harm. The World Bank estimates that if we have a worldwide flu epidemic,

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 what's clear is that he did experience them, and that he did so with a force that would shatter his sense of himself and his world and transform this otherwise modest man

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 a very modest guy and um you know you notice that he didn't really say a whole lot about himself there but you know he is also a world-class athlete in his own

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 marketizing every aspect of life leads to a condition where those who are affluent and those who are of modest means increasingly live separate lives.

Modest

Not large or extreme in amount or size.

Acting in a way that does not attract attention to oneself or to one's abilities or status.

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Not dressed in a manner to attract sexual attention.

Having a limited or moderate view of your own importance or abilities.

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Unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

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Avoiding Exaggeration

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