He wears his cockiness like an ironic T-shirt, but it fits…

I don't like the ironic tone that our pop culture, in the world, has taken. Everything is 'ironic.' Everything is 'cool.'

— Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

“Oh no. Maybe I'd gotten too cocky. I was still relatively new to this friend business. Had I screwed up even asking? Should I…

— Gwenda Bond

“Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared.…

— Ann Landers

“When things go right, much can go wrong.”

— Frank Sonnenberg

“The only thing that'll drive the cockiness out of me is you faking an orgasm. And I don't see that happening any time soon.”

— Samantha Young

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

— Robert Burns

Cockiness is the downfall of many who fail, however, confidence is a main tool of most who succeed.

— Caleb Roberson

“Cockiness is useful to fake on occasion, but it'll only get you killed if you believe it.”

— Cassandra Rose Clarke

Suck my cockiness, lick my persuasion.

— Rihanna

I'm a very modest person. But I'm also extremely confident. And if you put me in the situation or in the moment, I'm gonna…

— Drew Brees

You know I need that cockiness, the self-belief, arrogance, swagger, whatever you want to call it, I need that on the golf course to…

— Rory McIlroy

Confidence is sexy Cockiness is not

— Anonymous

I never try to get ahead of myself because there's nothing that bothers me more than cockiness. I don't think that's necessary at all.

— Frances Tiafoe

“Confidence cannot escalate to arrogance, it only happens if the blood of pride is running through your veins.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson