Quotes about conceit
conceited men people
But the conceited man did not hear him. Conceited people never hear anything but praise. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
conceited curly great guy
He was a very unpretentious guy, and there was nothing conceited about him at all. He had a great body, and was good-looking with curly hair. He was a great guy to be around. Johnny Pesky
conceited thinking want
Why no. I’m too conceited. If you want to call it that. I don’t make comparisons. I never think of myself in relation to anyone else. I just refuse to measure myself as part of anything. I’m an utter egotist. Ayn Rand
conceit
It is the ultimate conceit of conservatives: that more than half of American voters don't make up more than half of our country. Kurt Eichenwald
conceited two rome
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I. Ben Jonson
conceited play plain-english
[The play] is like to be a very conceited scurvy one, in plain English.
conceited duty men others respecting
The overweening self-respect of conceited men relieves others from the duty of respecting them at all Henry Ward Beecher
conceited blessing political
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. Alexander Hamilton
conceited feel-good sound
I look good. I feel good and not to sound conceited I sound great. A. J. McLean
conceit forfeit ability
Forfeit your sense of awe, let your conceit diminish your ability to revere, and the universe becomes a market place for you. Abraham Joshua Heschel
conceited happened ignore listen neither openly others powerful slight special truth
Sri Yukteswar showed no special consideration to those who happened to be powerful or accomplished; neither did he slight others for their poverty or illiteracy. He would listen respectfully to words of truth from a child, and openly ignore a conceited pundit. Paramahansa Yogananda
conceit fame talent thankful wisdom
Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful. Harvey Mackay
conceited directors films hard huge seem talented
Without sounding conceited about it, it was hard but it did not seem like such a huge leap, because I had done a lot of big films and been around enough talented directors to know what to do if I was in their position.
conceited power pull reveal shots wars
I am the jongleur. I leap and pirouette, and make you laugh. I make fun of those in power, and I show you how puffed up and conceited are the big shots who go around making wars in which we are the ones who get slaughtered. I reveal them for what they are. I pull out the plug, and... pssss... they deflate. Dario Fo
conceit beggar
They are but beggars that can count their worth. William Shakespeare
conceited difficult high loving supposed time
In high school, I had a really difficult time just loving myself. It's weird; I feel like in the world we live in today, you're not supposed to be like, 'I'm beautiful,' like that's a conceited thing to say. Zoe Kravitz
conceited paint conceit
Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve. Alexander Pope
conceited littles puppy
Conceited little mega-puppy. Douglas Adams
conceited faults conceit
I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults. David Lee Roth
conceited thinking america
We have all heard of Young America. He is the most current youth of the age. Some think him conceited, and arrogant; but has he not reason to entertain a rather extensive opinion of himself? Is he not the inventor and owner of the present, and sole hope of the future? Abraham Lincoln
conceited men swear-to-god
So I swear to God, I took one year where I just said, This year, I'm just going to cop to it and say to people, 'Okay, where did we meet?' But it just got worse. People were more offended. Every now and then, someone will give me context, and I'll say, 'Thank you for helping me.' But I piss more people off. You get this thing, like, 'You're being egotistical. You're being conceited.' But it's a mystery to me, man. I can't grasp a face and yet I come from such a design/aesthetic point of view. I am going to get it tested. Brad Pitt
conceited men common
These signs have marked me extraordinary, And all the courses of my life do show I am not in the roll of common men.
conceited substance matter
Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance: they are but beggars who can count their worth.
conceited body strongest
Conceit in weakest bodies works the strongest.
conceited good horribly tedious
They are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not. Oscar Wilde
conceited practice goal
You should be proud of what you're doing, but not conceited. If you can't be proud of yourself, you're a failure. And discipline. To do anything in life you have to have discipline. To accomplish anything, you have a goal, challenge yourself, and work until you accomplish that goal. Practice what you preach. Jack LaLanne
conceited sake proud
If we pursue theological knowledge for its own sake, it's bound to go bad on us. It will make us proud and conceited. J. I. Packer
conceited men vanity
Conceit may puff a man up, but never prop him up. John Ruskin
conceit except great rest riches
Of great riches there is no real use, except in the distribution; the rest is but conceit Francis Bacon
conceit holds misplaced south
The Nationalists peddle a misplaced cultural conceit that holds that everyone south of the Solway Firth is an austerity loving Tory. Douglas Alexander
conceited pay national-debt
If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you? Ralph Waldo Emerson
conceited judging speak
Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own, Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge Such as none other hath, when they are known, They are found shallow. Sophocles
conceited ego mind
The smaller the mind, the greater the ego. Tom Clancy