Detest Quote by Peter Ackroyd

The passion of self-aggrandizement is persistent but plastic; it will never disappear from a vigorous mind, but may become morally higher by attaching itself…

— Charles Horton Cooley

There is perhaps no sort of self more subject to dangerous egotism than that which deludes itself with the notion that it is not…

— Charles Horton Cooley

It's a matter of whether you see the self as fundamentally in relationship to other selves or not - whether you see the boundary…

— Gish Jen

I'm very aware of self-deprecation being used as a glorification of certain behaviour and I try to avoid it.

— CMAT

Opinions scattered indiscriminately about leave the mark of egotism.

— William Strunk, Jr

Nowadays, with history not being taught anymore in American public schools, self-esteem is taking its place.

— Dennis Miller

I am incredibly self-deprecating. It stems from self-doubt.

— Charlie Cox

Self-consciousness is really a form of egotism.

— Gloria Naylor

Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I've certainly had a lot of experiences in my life where I was much too self-centered.

— Matthew Perry

I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours.

— Helen Clark

Well, I'm quite a self-deprecating person.

— PJ Harvey