Quotes About Superiority

These are facts which, with the self-evident proposition that no being can create another being superior to itself, smashes your silly hypothesis to nothing.

All normal life, Peter, consciously or otherwise, resents domination. If the domination is by an inferior, or by a supposed inferior, the resentment becomes stronger. Physically, and, to an extent, mentally, a robot—any robot—is superior to human beings. What makes him slavish, then? Only the First Law! Why, without it, the first order you tried to give a robot would result in your death. Unstable? What do you think?" "Susan

Pero ya lo ve, no se pueden hacer diferencias entre un robot y el mejor de los humanos.

In a Galaxy where the predominance—and even survival—of the Foundation still rested upon the superiority of its technology—even despite its large access of physical power in the last century and a half—a certain immunity adhered to The Scientist. He was needed, and he knew it.

Su misma superioridad lo perdió

Toda la vida normal, Peter, consciente o no, se resiste al dominio. Si el dominio es por parte de un inferior, o de un supuesto inferior, el resentimiento se hace más fuerte. Físicamente, y hasta cierto punto mentalmente, un robot, cualquier robot, es superior a un ser humano. ¿Qué lo hace esclavo, entonces? ¡Sólo la Primera Ley! Porque sin ella, la primera orden que daría usted a un robot le costaría la vida.

but had always felt she was a visitor. She felt disconnected and different everywhere else too, but far from being a problem this gave her a sense of pride, as it added to her view of herself as a distant, mysterious artist vaguely superior to the rest of mortals.

Si esprimeva con un tono di tale superiorità che mi tornò in mente l'opinione del maestro Juan Ribero, secondo il quale la vanagloria è prerogativa degli ignoranti; il saggio è umile perché sa di sapere poco.

Despite this inexplicable superiority complex, visitors were always warmly received in our home, however vile they might be. In this sense, we Chileans are like the Arabs of the desert: the guest is sacred, and friendship, once declared, is an indissoluble bond.

Pedro y Francisco agradecían la suerte de ser católicos, garantía de salvación del alma, y españoles, es decir, superiores al resto de los mortales. Eran hidalgos de España, soberana del mundo, larga y ancha, más poderosa que el antiguo Imperio romano, señalada por Dios para descubrir, conquistar, cristianizar, fundar y poblar los más remotos rincones de la Tierra.

Men show their superiority inside; animals, outside.

Compliments and flattery oftenest excite my contempt by the pretension they imply; for who is he that assumes to flatter me? To compliment often implies an assumption of superiority in the complimenter. It is, in fact, a subtle detraction.

God will forgive me the foolish remarks I have made about Him just as I will forgive my opponents the foolish things they have written about me, even though they are spiritually as inferior to me as I to thee, O God!

One can build the Empire State Building, discipline the Prussian army, make a state hierarchy mightier than God, yet fail to overcome the unaccountable superiority of certain human biengs.

Humour is an affirmation of dignity, a declaration of man's superiority to all that befalls him.

Our philosophy is always to search for the best quality. That is something our father taught us. It's one way to be different from your competitors. You can try to be cheaper, or you can try to be better.

All masters want to appear more brilliant than other people.

The superiority of the American system is eloquently proved by the pressure of people who want to crash our borders.

It is said that the inferior seek to emulate the superior. Thus, if a general slackens only a little, those beneath him will be greatly negligent.

The most expensive thing in the world is a second-best military establishment, good but not good enough to win.

The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance.

The value of time, that is of being a little ahead of your opponent, often provides greater advantage than superior numbers or greater resources.

Sometimes I think bimbo is just another word men made up so they could feel superior to women who are better at survival than they are.

What do you mean by that?" Her frustration got the best of her. "You're so used to feeling superior that you've forgotten there are people who might know something you don't." One of his big, competent hands landed on the blade of his hip. "What's your deal anyway? Do you feel like such a failure that you need to attack anybody who's successful?" "No. Maybe. I don't know. Fuck you.