Arrogance Quotes

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What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that… — Billie Joe Armstrong
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. — Isaac Asimov
But, actually, so many of the clerics that I've met, particularly the Church of England clerics, are people of such extraordinary smugness and arrogance and… — Rowan Atkinson
Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to… — Eric Bana
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility. — Simone de Beauvoir
Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or… — Ezra Taft Benson
The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had… — Cyrano de Bergerac
This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power. — Joe Biden
All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must… — Theodore Bikel
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. — Aesop
The arrogance that says analysing the relationship between reasons and causes is more important than writing a philosophy of shyness or sadness or friendship drives… — Alain de Botton
It is not a sign of arrogance for the king to rule. That is what he is there for. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth. — Edmund Burke
The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance. — Samuel Butler
The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall. — Taylor Caldwell
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. — Albert Camus
Arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence. Not a pretty cocktail of personality traits in the best of situations. No sirree. Not a pretty cocktail in an office-mate… — Graydon Carter
Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side,… — Willa Cather
The Labour Party has become consumed by collective bile towards... the Liberal Democrats. That portrays a rather nasty arrogance. — Nick Clegg
Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. — Sun Tzu

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