There are people who are so presumptuous that they know no other way to praise a greatness that they publicly admire than… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
With relish, Thomas More thus sketches Richard's character: He was close and secret, a deep dissembler, lowly of countenance, arrogant of heart,… — Richard III of England Copy Share Image
“This burden of Brahmins, no one understands. The sacrifice they make for knowledge, when the whole world sleeps they wake setting standards… — Aporva Kala Copy Share Image
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered… — Taylor Caldwell Copy Share Image
“The complete absence of a desire to please, or to put someone at their ease, could, in a less vulnerable person, have… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
The history of colonialism is long and bloody. And it continues today, in the shape of Western arrogance vis-à-vis everyone else. "Us… — Abdul Sattar Abu Risha Copy Share Image
As humans become more intelligent, they lose sight that nature is unquantifiable and we will never be able to understand the totality… — Mike Vitale Copy Share Image
“At sixteen, he was cursed with all the certainty of youth, unleavened by any trace of humor or self-doubt, and wed to… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Prayer is arrogance,’ intoned Jubair. ‘The hope of man to change the will of God. But God’s plan is set and His… — Joe Ambercrombie Copy Share Image
Except for a very few elite pro racers up front, the Dakar Rally is not, at heart, a contest among the competitors;… — Jonathan Miles Copy Share Image
Seek the truth in all fields, and in that search you will need at least three virtues: courage, zest and modesty. The… — Hugh B. Brown Copy Share Image
I do believe that as you write more and age, the arrogance and most of the vanity goes. Or it is a… — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
“I kept my hands firmly on the iron rail before me. Grabbing the weight bar and walloping the Beast Lord upside the… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
The impression somehow prevails that the true believer, particularly the religious individual, is a humble person. The truth is that the surrendering… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
My church [Catholisism] is hurting from arrogance and from its indifference to the suffering of children that were abused and the inclination… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
An increasing number of people are growing uncomfortable with the gulf between the world's rich and the poor. Ostentatiously splashing your money… — Kalle Lasn Copy Share Image
One of the most disruptive forces in the Church is arrogance. It is natural for people to bring their pride to Church,… — Dan Schilling Copy Share Image