People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon.

Vanna Bonta

Mots clés vanity celebrity arrogance self-importance quote hubris



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Forgive me, madam," he said lightly, amused, "but waiting to make love to you again is straining my nerves."
She scoffed but she was quite shaken; he could see it in her expression, in the way she nervously toyed with the buttons on her pelisse.
"How awfully presumptuous of you to think I'd let you."
"You will," he insisted soothingly.
She gaped at him.
"Please continue," he urged. "I'm aching to hear the rest."
"You're as arrogant as usual."
"You missed it, though."
"I absolutely did not," she asserted.
He grinned. "You missed my arrogance almost as much as I missed your impudence, little one."
"That's absurd."
"I love you, Caroline," he softly, quickly replied, catching her off guard with such tenderness. "Move on before I decide I'm finished with this conversation, rip off your clothes, and show you how much.

Adele Ashworth

Mots clés love funny arrogance argument sexual-tension



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Do you wish to speak in Provençal, French, or Latin? They are all I can manage, I'm afraid."

"Any will do," the rabbi replied in Provençal.

"Splendid. Latin it is," said Pope Clement.

Iain Pears

Mots clés communication arrogance conceit mockery pope languages papal-authority



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A medical man likes to make psychological observations, and sometimes in the pursuit of such studies is too easily tempted into momentous prophecy which life and death easily set at nought.

George Eliot

Mots clés humility psychology arrogance physician



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a grin that wasn't natural, and that combined in a strange way affection and arrogance, the arrogance of the idealist who doesn't realize how easily he can be fooled.

Frank O'Connor

Mots clés idealism arrogance ireland idealist



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Without humor, we’d all be what we’re laughing at. Without arrogance, we’d be humiliated to admit we already are.

Bauvard

Mots clés humor funny arrogance



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I am incapable of mediocrity.

Serge Gainsbourg

Mots clés genius arrogance pride



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An exceedingly confident student would in theory make a terrible student. Why would he take school seriously when he feels that he can outwit his teachers?

Criss Jami

Mots clés imagination learning school confidence humility genius arrogance theory teaching pride ego attention students attention-span gifted



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The logic behind patriotism is a mystery. At least a man who believes that his own family or clan is superior to all others is familiar with more than 0.000003% of the people involved.

Criss Jami

Mots clés humor family people belief nationalism patriotism patriotic funny arrogance logic sarcasm statistics mystery illogical pride true country superiority superior inferiority nation bias funny-but-true patriot clan irrational sarcastic percent arrogant inferior estimate estimated estimation percentage prideful stat statistic stats



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A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.

Criss Jami

Mots clés arrogance answers influence clarity cockiness solid blurred



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