Hubris Quotes

53 Hubris quotes by 46 unique authors

In a lot of Western science fiction, you need some form of conflict, whether it's aliens or robots. I think in Western culture, being more… — Cynthia Breazeal
I don't think it's hubris for me to say I'm a Trek fan. So, I don't treat Trek fans as somebody who's separate than I… — Damon Lindelof
The antidote to hubris, to overweening pride, is irony, that capacity to discover and systematize ideas. — Ralph Ellison
To act without rapacity, to use knowledge with wisdom, to respect interdependence, to operate without hubris and greed are not simply moral imperatives. They are… — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
When we mistake what we can know for all there is to know, a healthy appreciation of one's ignorance in the face of a mystery… — Michael Pollan
Success usually breeds a degree of hubris. — Unknown Author
In the stock market (as in much of life), the beginning of wisdom is admitting your ignorance. One of the many things you cannot know… — James K. Glassman
Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of kings… — Tom Hiddleston
There is this tremendous amount of arrogance and hubris, where somebody can look at something for five minutes and dismiss it. Whether you talk about… — Penn Jillette
Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so… — Jon Meacham
Whenever I've had success, I never learn from it. Success usually breeds a degree of hubris. When you fail, that's when you learn. — Unknown Author
Most visions of extraterrestrial life are actually steeped in human hubris. The fictional extraterrestrials of 'Star Trek' or a hundred other space operas are less… — Nathan Myhrvold
Hubris is one of the great renewable resources. — P.J. O'Rourke
Where I grew up - we started out in Oklahoma and then moved to Missouri - it was considered hubris to talk about yourself. And… — Brad Pitt
We're all victims of our own hubris at times. — Kevin Spacey
Dreams of innocence are just that; they usually depend on a denial of reality that can be its own form of hubris. — Michael Pollan
I want you," he muttered. "Get rid of him and take me. The only risk is losing someone you don't have anyway. He's not what… — Lisa Kleypas
Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches? Annabeth:No, Seaweed… — Rick Riordan
My fatal flaw is hubris. The brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches? No, seaweed brain. That's hummus. Hubris is worse. What could be worse… — Rick Riordan
hubris, n. Every time I call you mine, I feel like I'm forcing it, as if saying it can make it so. As if I'm… — David Levithan
Hubris means deadly pride. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else. — Rick Riordan
Hubris calls for nemesis, and in one form or another it's going to get it, not as a punishment from outside but as the completion… — Mary Midgley
The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris. — Larry Wall
We know that second terms have historically been marred by hubris and by scandal. — David Gergen
Had thought ever doubted my ability upon once, be it not so, presently, at thine own hubris — Melchor Lim

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