Self Importance Quotes

140 quotes by 110 authors

I think a lot of self-importance is a product of fear. And fear, living in sort of an un-self-examined fear-based life, tends to lead to… — Unknown Author
Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem. That is why young children, before they are aware of… — Thomas Szasz
I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. — Oscar Wilde
Why was I born with such contemporaries? — Oscar Wilde
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. — Thornton Wilder
If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. — Earl Wilson
Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size. — Virginia Woolf
Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can… — Gordon B. Hinckley
You can't trust other people. If it's important, you have to do it yourself. — Neil Gaiman
Think about it: what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellow men. Our self-importance requires that we spend most… — Carlos Castaneda
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. — Voltaire
The thing you fail to grasp is that people are not basically good. We are basically selfish. We shove and clamour and cry for adoration,… — Christopher Nolan
People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon. — Vanna Bonta
There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling… — John Steinbeck
French intellectual life has, in my opinion, been turned into something cheap and meretricious by the 'star' system. It is like Hollywood. Thus we go… — Noam Chomsky
It is possible to move through the drama of our lives without believing so earnestly in the character that we play. That we take ourselves… — Pema Chodron
When we give up our images of self-importance and our ideas of what should be, we can help things become what they need to be. — Benjamin Hoff
Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them. — Marilyn Monroe
The sympathy of most people consists of a mixture of good-humour, curiosity, and self-importance. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self- importance. — Goswami Kriyananda

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