Maya Angelou Modesty Quotations

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person.

I don't think modesty is a very good virtue, if it is a virtue at all. A modest person will drop the modesty in a minute. It's a learned affectation.

Modesty is a learned affectation. It's no good. Humility is great, because humility says, 'There was someone before me. I'm following in somebody's footsteps.'

You don't want modesty, you want humility. Humility comes from inside out. It says someone was here before me and I'm here because I've been paid for. I have something to do and I will do that because I'm paying for someone else who has yet to come.