Superior Quotes

1050 Superior quotes by 742 unique authors

People are either attracted to the unseemly or disapproving of it, or both; yet we try to sound superior to the unseemly by pretending to… — John Irving
One always begins with the simple, then comes the complex, and by superior enlightenment one often reverts in the end to the simple. Such is… — Voltaire
The desire to be seen as superior and singular- and, conversely, but similarly, inferior and individual, is a big topic...They have a term for the… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
From now on I'm thinking only of me." Major Danby replied indulgently with a superior smile: "But, Yossarian, suppose everyone felt that way." "Then," said… — Joseph Heller
Look at me! I'm big! I'm strong! I'm a superior example of froghood and capable of protecting us both! — E.D. Baker
I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them. — Steve Martin
The Whites have carried to these (colonial) people the worst that they could carry: the plagues of the world: materialism, fanaticism, alcoholism, and syphilis. Moreover,… — Adolf Hitler
They believe themselves Lucifer's equals, Cain, all these pitiful little gnats. But there is only one that we have ever owned to be our superior.… — Neil Gaiman
We, Equality 7-2521, were not happy in those year in the Home of the Students. It was not that the learning was too hard for… — Ayn Rand
Every one who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe-a spirit… — Albert Einstein
You are the leader here. Obviiusly your skills are far superior to mine. I don't think I could fit into your life. I'm a loner,… — Christine Feehan
Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
We are very much like them: indiscriminate killers, ruled by drives little acknowledged and less understood, mindlessly territorial and murderously jealous - the only significant… — Rick Yancey
Life, faculties, production-in other words, individuality, liberty, property-this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three gifts from God… — Frederic Bastiat
We donâ€™t like to think of ourselves as preyâ€”it is a lessening thoughtâ€”but the truth is that in our arrogance and so-called knowledge we forget… — Gary Paulsen
Cyber Leader: Daleks, be warned. You have declared war upon the Cybermen. Dalek Sec: This is not war - this is pest control! Cyber Leader:… — Russell T Davies
Halt shook his head. "You warriors don't do much geography in Battleschool, do you?" Horace shrugged. "We're not big on that sort of thing. We… — John Flanagan
And that's when I first learned about evil. It is built in to the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If… — Terry Pratchett
Dominion does not mean domination. We hold dominion over animals only because of our powerful and ubiquitous intellect. Not because we are morally superior. Not… — Marc Bekoff
I began to get a feeling (...) of being the only sane man in a nut house. It doesn't make you feel superior but depressed… — William S. Burroughs

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