The famously private and self-deprecating billionaire will need lots of luck to make all of it pay off.
The actress Maria Bello describes him as self-deprecating and sarcastic, but also deeply compassionate.
Costolo won the audience over by sprinkling deadpan gags and self-deprecating humor into the pre-dinner interview.
Hong delineates the exquisitely calibrated intimacy and cruelty of these relationships with a self-deprecating sincerity.
He wrote beautifully and, after overcoming a stammer, was a wonderful orator: humorous, self-deprecating, empathetic.
It explicitly embraces a narrative that is factually erroneous and deprecating to his own country.
The trick is that people are looking for authentic, self-deprecating voices willing to not take themselves too seriously.
Mr. Biggs was remembered in particular for his incisive, sometimes self-deprecating writing style.
Michelle cracked a few-self deprecating marital jokes before launching into a serious call to action to the NGO community.
But to square the circle, you are of course right that self-deprecating words and tones must be consciously eliminated.
It was self-deprecating humor that showed Christie to be a real human being.
As a journalist covering the company, it was refreshing to ask hard questions of management and get a self-deprecating answer.
Roberts is a gifted public speaker relaxed, often funny, sometimes self-deprecating and he began his speech with a warm remembrance of his mentor.
In the end, Gervais admitted in his usual self-deprecating manner that he may have bitten off more than he could chew.
McCain again displayed his magnetic, self-deprecating humor -- at one time referring to himself as "Miss Congeniality" of the U.S. Senate.
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The crisp and admirably self-deprecating vignettes of his own life, both emotional and professional, give his parents' story a fitting perspective.
For the most part, the 325-page memoir is a breezy, self-deprecating, politically incorrect and insanely funny book peppered with gossip and controversies.
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Even George Clooney, nominated for two different "message" films, actually spent most of his acceptance speech for Syriana making self-deprecating Batman jokes.
Mixing self-deprecating humor with an ego to match his bulging wallet, this 57-year-old entertainment titan is unlikely to let his money sit.
By joking about his own temper, John McCain not only helped defuse the issue but also picked up some points for being self-deprecating.
Mike Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas, combines Mrs Palin's small-town Christian appeal with an arsenal of self-deprecating jokes and impressive verbal dexterity.
Though the trio has had its share of adolescent mayhem, on the group's latest album, their lyrics are more self-deprecating, personal, and psychoanalytical.
So tonight we honor David Letterman, who has always offered us an authentic piece of himself -- sometimes cranky, often self-deprecating, always funny.
One unhappy shareholder was conspicuously absent: Paul Orfalea, the soft-spoken, self-deprecating founder of Kinko's, whose curly hair was the source of the company name.
As always with Blodget, the post has a wonderful self-deprecating tone and a smattering of numbers to illustrate the inner workings of a business.
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Those who were treated to his self-deprecating and infectious humor and to his tender other-directedness would never forget the love he gave so freely.
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It sounded like self-deprecating humor, but anyone who knew Tony McPeak knew he really did think there was only a small chance he was wrong.
And he salts his message with earthy anecdotes and self-deprecating asides.
"It's very simple, " she would say in her sweetly self-deprecating way.
Motherhood requires that one be self-deprecating, intuitive, patient and tied down.
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