A sense of entitlement is a cancerous thought process that…

“Beware: It is a quick transition from a nourishing sense of gratitude to a poisonous sense of entitlement.”

— Steve Maraboli

“When we replace a sense of service and gratitude with a sense of entitlement and expectation, we quickly see the demise of our relationships,…

— Steve Maraboli

The school made it very clear that women were entitled to positions of authority. That sense of entitlement allowed us to feel that we…

— Linda Vester

“We white folks cling to such an abiding sense of entitlement that when things go amiss, we cannot let go of this tortuously sunny,…

— Lionel Shriver

...the divided world of Aspen, where locals with a sense of entitlement were pitted against developers with a sense of condominiums.

— Steve Martin

“It's been well-documented that there is a growing sense of entitlement among young people. I have certainly seen that in my classrooms. So many…

— Randy Pausch

People who take more than their share usually feel an inflated sense of entitlement.

— Jeanne Phillips

I've never had a sense of entitlement. I saw how hard my father worked for his money, and it was always made very clear…

— Ivanka Trump

There is a mindset that has to be changed - the sense of entitlement of the man. That happens when you are bringing up…

— Sharmila Tagore

“If you want to have a community of people who have both high-quality, long-term relationships and a high sense of personal responsibility, you can’t…

— Ray Dalio

My father and mother had no sense of entitlement for their children.

— Seamus Heaney

“Paul Harvey, a University of New Hampshire professor and GYPSY expert, has researched this, finding that Gen Y has "unrealistic expectations and a strong…

— Waitbutwhy Blog

I'm interested in avoiding two types of behaviour [in my children]: one is the sense of guilt and the other is a sense of…

— John Elkann

I had a Viking sense of entitlement to whatever provisions I could plunder.

— Jonathan Franzen

I was surrounded by too many people who felt that they had a strong sense of entitlement. That I owed them something.

— Curtis Jackson