Self-deprecation

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Self-deprecation is fine, but your work is your art.

A Long-Winded and Somewhat Reluctant Do & Don't List for Newbies Wanting to Reach Out to Authors 2008
Self-deprecation could do no more; still, one might ask for a little more gin in the martini.

The Courtier 2007
Self-deprecation could do no more; still, one might ask for a little more gin in the martini.

The Courtier 2007
Self-deprecation is no virtue when that being deprecated is utterly pathetic and inherently dangerous.

C. Brian Smith: You May Not Laugh at Yourself, Sarah 2009
Self-deprecation is fine if you're already firmly established on a pedestal above the crowd; the act brings you down to crowd level, which can be very humanizing.

Three Big Myths Of Executive Public Speaking 2009
Mr. THOMAS BELLER (Author/Editor): Self-deprecation is fine, but in the literary aristocracy that Plimpton embodied, it's a dangerous position.

Being, And Appreciating, George Plimpton 2008
Hel-loo Satire, with a capital S ... for Self-deprecation.

Satire: Hillary's New Winning Strategy 2008
Self-deprecation is evidently part of Barack's personal discourse.

How Barack Obama Can Move Beyond "Cult" & "Messiah" Charges 2008
Self-deprecation aside, Miller was a skilled analyst.

Storm Warning Nancy Mathis 2007
Self-deprecation is different from deprecation by others.

Obama: "I recognize there is a certain presumptuousness - a certain audacity - to this announcement." Ann Althouse 2007