Entitlement Quotes

159 quotes by 138 authors

Legalism breeds a sense of entitlement that turns us into complainers. — Tullian Tchividjian
The phrase what I want struck me. It contains so much entitlement, so many complications, but encompasses only what a person doesn't have. — Tiffanie DeBartolo
One of the consequences of such notions as â€˜entitlementsâ€™ is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently… — Thomas Sowell
What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude. — BrenÃ© Brown
When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right.… — Pat Riley
Once you realize that there are no geniuses out there, you can think, "I can do that". One reason I've succeeded is that I have… — Donny Deutsch
I am afraid of privilege, of ease, of entitlement. — Tan Le
Living with very limited expectations is a much more immediate way of living. You really do just make the best of everything you have. I… — Natascha McElhone
CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement, rather than us trying to change girls in order to… — Adora Svitak
People who are given whatever they want soon develop a sense of entitlement and rapidly lose their sense of proportion. — Sarah Churchwell
The self was a very strange concept to me until I came to America, and my child was born with that entitlement, and that just… — Anchee Min
Why is it that the very people who have fought so hard and so long for the simple entitlement to love whom they choose to… — John Ridley
Far too many well-connected businesses are feeding at the federal trough. By addressing corporate welfare as well as other forms of welfare, we would add… — Charles Koch
My father and mother had no sense of entitlement for their children. — Seamus Heaney
Members of royal families are born into a world of indulgence and entitlement, and the princelings who grow up that way may never have to… — Nancy Gibbs
Join America taught English, an understanding of the U.S. Constitution, that the Bill of Rights is the ultimate insurance policy for a citizen, and that… — Niger Innis
I am angry about the mammoth, out-of-control social welfare entitlement programs from Washington, D.C., that were supposed to solve our problems. The obvious truth is… — Allen West
People read inevitability as entitlement, and the American people want their candidates to sweat for the job. They want them to actually make a case… — Deval Patrick
I react very badly when mediocrity throws a tantrum of entitlement. — Lee Siegel
While we clearly need health-care reform, the last thing our country needs is a massive new health-care entitlement that will create hundreds of billions of… — John Mackey

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