All my instincts are one way, and all the facts are the other, and I much fear that British juries have not yet attained that pitch of intelligence when they will give the preference to my theories over Lestrade's facts.
Arthur Conan DoyleTags: intelligence theories sherlock-holmes intuition facts insight evidence instinct superiority detectives criminal-justice crime-solving juries
I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with this case, as I choose to be only associated with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution.
Arthur Conan DoyleTags: sherlock-holmes arrogance put-downs superiority detectives crime-solving
It is fortunate for this community that I am not a criminal.
Arthur Conan DoyleTags: sherlock-holmes crime intellect london superiority detectives criminals
Being six feet off the ground does give one a sense of superiority.
Megan Whalen TurnerTags: humor superiority
People always make the mistake of thinking art is created for them. But really, art is a private language for sophisticates to congratulate themselves on their superiority to the rest of the world. As my artist’s statement explains, my work is utterly incomprehensible and is therefore full of deep significance.
Bill WattersonTags: art sophistication modern-art superiority
In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.
Eckhart TolleTags: truth self-esteem humility truth-telling superiority inferiority
I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so.
Erik SatieTags: modesty superiority satie
I think my reputation will look after itself," Holmes said. "If they hang me, Watson, I shall leave it to you to persuade your readers that the whole thing was a misunderstanding.
Anthony HorowitzTags: sherlock-holmes confidence punishment sarcasm crime reputation hanging misunderstandings superiority
Every culture has its southerners -- people who work as little as they can, preferring to dance, drink, sing brawl, kill their unfaithful spouses; who have livelier gestures, more lustrous eyes, more colorful garments, more fancifully decorated vehicles, a wonderful sense of rhythm, and charm, charm, charm; unambitious, no, lazy, ignorant, superstitious, uninhibited people, never on time, conspicuously poorer (how could it be otherwise, say the northerners); who for all their poverty and squalor lead enviable lives -- envied, that is, by work-driven, sensually inhibted, less corruptly governed northerners. We are superior to them, say the northerners, clearly superior. We do not shirk our duties or tell lies as a matter of course, we work hard, we are punctual, we keep reliable accounts. But they have more fun than we do ... They caution[ed] themselves as people do who know they are part of a superior culture: we mustn't let ourselves go, mustn't descend to the level of the ... jungle, street, bush, bog, hills, outback (take your pick). For if you start dancing on tables, fanning yourself, feeling sleepy when you pick up a book, developing a sense of rhythm, making love whenever you feel like it -- then you know. The south has got you.
Susan SontagTags: society prejudice south culture stereotypes superiority clichés perceptions southerners northerners north-and-south north regions
First, a man may in some ways be superior to his fellows and still serve them, if together they serve a common cause which is greater than any one man. I believe that I serve such a cause, or I would not be doing it.
Roger ZelaznyTags: service superiority 1967 causes yama
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