“But the princes, putting the words of their wise men to naught, thought each to himself: If I but strike quickly enough,… — Walter M. Miller Jr Copy Share Image
I think people are used to people in show business having a lot of hubris. I think I have a normal amount… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
I want you," he muttered. "Get rid of him and take me. The only risk is losing someone you don't have anyway.… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
For talking monkeys to speak of truth is hubris of the highest degree. Where is it writ large that talking monkeys should… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
It is hubris that has gotten us into trouble in Washington. It is humility, principled leadership, and unwavering faith in the power… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
There is nothing superstitious about forcing bad consequences for the hubris of paternalistic utopianism. Humanity should never be frozen into a vision… — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
“These things were made of hubris, because they always broke down, or worse, broke everything. But maybe Laurence had been right and… — Charlie Jane Anders Copy Share Image
So much of the hubris that surrounded conceptual art in the 1950s through '70s was that it had this arrogant presupposition that… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
I'm kind of concerned about 'Ego & Hubris' because I'm thinking that people will read it and maybe even be entertained by… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
Every time I get accustomed to low volatility, like we were towards the end of the Greenspan era, and we think we… — Lloyd Blankfein Copy Share Image
Can anything be imagined so ridiculous that this miserable and wretched creature, who is not so much as master of himself, but… — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
The first of the Trainspotting crew to die. Out of the five of them like, Begbie, Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and [Margaret]… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“A part of me, of course, was reminding myself over and over and over again that I should never have tried to… — Tad Williams Copy Share Image
The problems are our lives. In the "developed" countries, at least, the large problems occur because all of us are living either… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Isaac Cline was a creature of his times. He embodied the hubris of his times and, in many ways, was a victim… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
If U.S. mistakes in the Middle East helped Putin raise Russia's global profile, China's missteps and hubris in East and Southeast Asia,… — Sanjaya Baru Copy Share Image
“There were long stretches of DNA in between genes that didn't seem to be doing very much; some even referred to these… — Francis S. Collins Copy Share Image
Every empire suffers from hubris, arrogance and condescension, and therefore a moral blindness. That's true of the American empire, it was true… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
This famous quote hangs over my desk, as well as the desks of many people with the hubris and optimism to believe… — Alan AtKisson Copy Share Image
Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the brown stuff they spread on veggie… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The US is not a superpower. The US is a financially dependent country that foreign lenders can close down at will. Washington… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
I don't think it's hubris for me to say I'm a Trek fan. So, I don't treat Trek fans as somebody who's… — Damon Lindelof Copy Share Image
The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why, maybe it's the testosterone… — James Woods Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm the best actor on the planet and I also feel like I'm a fraud. I think hubris comes… — Bill Skarsgard Copy Share Image
“If you ever find yourself coming out of a time machine, run. Run away as fast you can. Don't stop. Don't try… — Charles Yu Copy Share Image
I do think hubris played a role here as well, the belief that the Lusitania was too big and too fast to… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
Would-be novelists need to bring equal parts arrogance and ignorance to the task before them. The arrogance is almost self-explanatory. Walk into… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
It's true, I do love the semi-epiphany. For example, in "Fall Line," the character's final decision is less epiphany than imbecility. He… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
I made as many mistakes as anybody else. I sound as if I'm an egomaniac, and I suppose in some ways I'm… — Harlan Ellison Copy Share Image
“While the financial crisis destroyed careers and reputations, and left many more bruised and battered, it also left the survivors with a… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
![“The first of the Trainspotting crew to die. Out of the five of them like, Begbie, Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and [Margaret] Thatcher. Who'd have thunk she'd have been the first to go? She was the invisible author of the book, really. She created the conditions and the hubris whereby that whole culture…” quote by Irvine Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/868/irvine-welsh-843_book_the-first-of-the-trainspotting-crew-to-d_2665422.jpg)
