“To put an arrogant 'famous' writer in his place: pretend to be illiterate.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“I overreacted to praise, signing an autograph. I'd write a check to buy it back.” — Brian Spellman Copy Share Image
“To put an arrogant 'famous' singer in her place: pretend to be deaf.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“You are arrogant," says the cat, "and you are in love. Either one of these things alone might be overcome, but together,… — Elora Bishop Copy Share Image
To declare the Cold War over, and declare democracy has won out over totalitarianism, is a measure of arrogance and wrong-headedness. — Alexander Haig Copy Share Image
True power does not need arrogance, a long beard and a barking voice. True power strangles you with silk ribbons, charm and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I want people to hear the honesty in my singing, and that I'm not hiding behind anything. It's raw. It's not for… — Tom Odell Copy Share Image
Winning and losing have their significance in a democracy. But there should be no arrogance in victory, nor should there be any… — Yogi Adityanath Copy Share Image
If you do not believe that listening to the best people in the business telling you what they know will help you… — Andy Albright Copy Share Image
“Self-inflation and conceit are generally the external signs of inner emptiness and self-doubt; a show of pride is one of the most… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
“There is nothing beneficial in pride, simply because too much of it will lead to arrogance and tyranny.” — Mwanandeke Kindembo Copy Share Image
The rage for wanting to conclude is one of the most deadly and most fruitless manias to befall humanity. Each religion and… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
Jim and I hit it off immediately, partly because our interests were astonishingly similar and partly, I suspect, because a certain youthful… — Francis Crick Copy Share Image
You don’t know what you’re talking about.” – Coyote “Arrogance. The number one cause of death among both peasant and king. Beware… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
It's a deep and all but certain truth about narcissistic personalities that to meet them is to love them, but to know… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
Socialist ideology, like so many others, has two main dangers. One stems from confused and incomplete readings of foreign texts, and the… — Jose Marti Copy Share Image
Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth -… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
State violence, particularly the use of torture, abductions, and targeted assassinations are now justified as part of a state of exception in… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
“The most fascinating thing to me about your letter is that buried beneath all the anxiety and sorrow and fear and self-loathing,… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
To win countrywide victory is only the first step in a long march of ten thousand li… The Chinese revolution is great,… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
It is extreme arrogance for one to think he is the only one who can govern his country and nobody else can… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
“Through life, I want to walk gently. I want to treat all of life – the earth and its people – with… — Steve Goodier Copy Share Image
“Proper handling of a horse like this is no simple matter. He was trained to race, from birth. Not only to race,… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“Think outside the box? Indeed. But to add balance to that, one should not in the process forget what the inside of… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others. The impression somehow prevails… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Our future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not completely beyond our control. It is the shaping impulse of America… — Robert Kennedy Copy Share Image
From the very beginning— from the first moment, I may almost say— of my acquaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
