Sentences with phrase «sense of modesty»

her pride in her «great sense of modesty,» her insistence that we all don sackcloth, preferably after shaving our heads (like a novice, she marked her arrival in Paris by bobbing her hair) remind me of no one as much as Pope Francis.

Perhaps it is for the protection of both that woman is endowed with a natural sense of modesty.

It probably has to do with a prevailing sense of modesty in American culture, one that's so off - kilter that people refer to their own private parts as wee - wees and hoo - hoos, even to medical professionals.

While litigators who specialize in medical malpractice do not often try to perform surgery, the same sense of modesty is not shared by labor lawyers, commercial litigators, and other corporate lawyers, all of whom feel competent to make business decisions for which they have no training and, in most cases, no aptitude.

Don't let an overactive sense of modesty make you downplay important career achievements.

I don't subscribe to the ultra-Orthodox way of life at all, but at least many or their practices are grounded in a sense of modesty and privacy that I find lacking in this country today.

Her sense of modesty, and her sense of shame, will keep her on the right side of what is decent.

is why I want to believe with all the sense of modesty, that the National leader is not deep into this thing because left to me, here

'» Let me say that I think with all sense of modesty, that I am well prepared for this kind of role,»» he said

Simply perfect for the bride who desires a beautiful back wedding dress that looks grand from every point of view, this gown offers a sense of modesty yet still looks modern, making it a lovely choice for the woman who wants to be effortless and graceful on her big day.

Slogans like «We are the ones we have been waiting for,» followed by a history - changing election, didn't exactly infuse early Obama administration officials with a sense of modesty.

He's been married to his wife, Bonnie, for 20 years, has five children, ages two to 16, and talks of his work with a sense of modesty and the urgent commitment of painters of an earlier era.

The broad brushstrokes and thickly applied paint, even on these relatively intimate canvases, reveal Scully's idea of the «artist as a builder, an artisan, in that sense of modesty that this profession implies... The «Doric» series refers to architecture and has a connection to stone.»

Or worse — you're compelled to downplay your accomplishments out of a sense of modesty, and not wanting to brag.

As sure as we are of ourselves now, talking about the future - and making philanthropic investments - requires that we keep a sense of modesty and humor about what we are doing.

There you were, laboring, having rather quickly lost all sense of modesty you ever had.