self-deprecation

• “When you are in it for the long haul, self-deprecation and a dose of humility become as sexy as George Clooney.”

  Simon & Schuster: Live and Let Love

• “The earlier masque of flirtation and faux self-deprecation melted away, leaving him cold.”

  Simon & Schuster: Brush of Darkness

• “He enjoyed tweaking expectations of humility or self-deprecation.”

  Archive 2009-02-01

• “Kristol was celebrated for his wit, his genial self-deprecation and his ability to dismantle an opposing argument without dismantling his opponents.”

  The Washington Post: Irving Kristol still persuades

• “What makes Jake so adorable and his style monologues so compelling is the combination of his talented mind's eye with his humility and self-deprecation.”

  The Huffington Post: StyleLikeU: PHOTOS: This Former High School Jock Lives For Fashion

• “Only she would have a big enough ego to say something like that without a hint of irony or self-deprecation.”

  Simon & Schuster: Ominous

• “But you might still enjoy the answers, which are to be found in How I Won the Yellow Jumper, a hugely entertaining new memoir of life on the Tour by Ned Boulting, Imlach's colleague in the ITV4 team and, as it turns out, a master of comic self-deprecation.”

  The Guardian: F1 grid loses its glorious blend of voices | Richard Williams

• “In testimony ranging from braggadocio to self-deprecation, Mr. Blagojevich talked about his "man crush" on Alexander Hamilton, the first secretary of the Treasury; his devotion to combing his fluffy mane of hair; and his aspirations of becoming a professional baseball player.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Disgraced Governor Testifies in Trial

• “She sings "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me" like a semi-comic air of self-deprecation rather than a typical torch song, and with a very dramatic pause after the first word.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Visionaries on a Mission

• “It is all a part of the combination of showmanship and self-deprecation that is Rome's defining feature—and Fellini's as well.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Finding Fellini

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