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If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.

When I write that I've known about something for a long time, that's not a boast. That's a confession. It's me acknowledging that I have withheld something important from the public.

I've never been a conceited person or cocky, never felt boastful, but I always had a sense of self-worth; I always had a real sense of myself.

Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope.

When boasting ends, there dignity begins.

Those who boast of their descent, brag on what they owe to others.

Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.

I'm a terrible procrastinator.

I don't like to boast, but I have probably skipped more poetry than any other person of my age and weight in this country.

Stop bragging about your lack of sweat and effort in achieving your goals. Start bragging about how hard you work, how patient you've become.