Quotes About Arrogance

Austin Theory's young, super-talented and thinks he's the cat's meow. But I'm just going to punish him. It's going to be pretty funny to see his eyes after the first few minutes when he realizes that there's nowhere to run.

I've got no problem with getting history wrong for a purpose - Shakespeare often got things wrong for a reason. But it's the randomised arrogance of ignorance of 'The Tudors.' Shame on the BBC for producing it.

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs.

The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting.

To me, it's the folly of man to make God human.

Anyone who thinks they're indispensible is fooling themselves.

Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.

The thing is, all the time I press my radio button, it is broadcast, and sometimes it sounds a bit arrogant - especially the 'I'm not here to finish fourth' - and that is just what comes up in my mind.

It's great finding a comic book character that doesn't care about following traditional comic book rules by breaking the fourth wall and being explicit about everything. This gives Deadpool the arrogance which you just have to love.

People who put Europe in the center of the universe, they're very fragile.

France was always a little scary to me. I had the preconception that France was a bit hoity-toity.

Frivolity is inborn, conceit acquired by education.

He's trying to belittle the presidency and drag it down to his own smart-aleck level.

You don't know that you are saying these things to a princess, and that if I chose I could wave my hand and order you to execution. I only spare you because I am a princess, and you are a poor, stupid, old, vulgar thing, and don't know any better.

You thought I was a native! You dared! You don't know anything about natives! They are not people—they're servants who must salaam to you. You know nothing about India. You know nothing about anything!

Lila walked by with her nose in the air. In a straight line behind her, six obedient kindergartners waddled like baby geese, singing in unison, 'Row, row, row your yacht...

What is with those Wakefield women that makes them think they're better than everybody?' Ken asked.

Hubris, that was the word — believing you were too good, too strong, invulnerable. The world had a way of teaching you that you weren't invulnerable.

Oh, what foolish creatures we are. Cursed with our pride! Cursed with our stubbornness! No wonder God has forsaken us.

But like many young men who grow up as privileged as Jack of Diamonds, he didn't suspect his own ignorance.

Never attempt to reason with people who know they are right!

Privilege becomes arrogance. Arrogance promotes injustice. The seeds of ruin blossom.

But power deluded those who used it. One tended to believe power could overcome any barrier … including one's own ignorance.