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  • s  conscious of your own shortcomings

  • She's relaxed and confident, with a self-deprecating sense of humor.
  • The self-deprecating humor is familiar to the 4,500 residents of this beautiful, barren 450,000-acre (182 hectare) reservation.
  • She did it with self-deprecating humor, brutal honesty and no small amount of grace.
News & Articles

  • Coma Cinema's Aching 'Virgin Veins' Tells of Trauma
    A self-deprecating spark burns bright on Coma Cinema's bare new track "Virgin Veins." The since-abandoned project of South Carolina singer/songwriter Mat Cothran, Coma Cinema's output circa 2011 is an expansive account of strange and beautiful survival, featuring spare drums, purring acoustic hums, and wispy vocals that warm the ear...
    June 11, 2013 - Spin
  • ‘The Boat Factory,’ Part of Brits Off Broadway
    Michael Condron, left, and Dan Gordon in "The Boat Factory." The actor Dan Gordon is an ideal stage ambassador for Northern Ireland. Burly, affable and self-deprecating, he puts a warm face on a region too well known for sectarian violence.
    June 10, 2013 - New York Times
Quotes

  • Terry Taylor in The Associated Press
    Robert was a lovely man who truly had a zest for life,Sports Editor Terry Taylor said. "He had a twinkle in his eye, a sly sense of humor and, usually, a self-deprecating remark that made him an irresistible magnet for all of us. We loved...
  • Giles Martin in Newsweek
    Receiving the Recording Academy tribute "is a huge honor for him," Giles Martin told AP Television. "But he always said, 'They give me an honor for still being alive.' You know, because he's English, and we're very self-deprecating. But it's...
  • Megan Fox in Expressindia.com
    When I do interviews, I say things that I think are hysterical. But because we live in a world of sound bites, you're not allowed to have a sense of humour. Sarcasm doesn't translate in print at all. And neither does self-deprecating humour,...

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