453 quotes found
“Don't let success lead to arrogance and failure lead to criticism.”
“Saturated Arrogance...imprisoned musescried to be freeshe took away their quillsand saiddo not bother me...”
“We have come to look at our planet as a resource for our species, which is funny when you think that the planet has been around for about five billion years, and Homo sapiens for perhaps one hundre...”
“How devastating it is to be thought of as arrogant. Surely, we have known each other long enough and well enough, for her to understand that my silence only reflects my sense of trust and satisfact...”
“The arrogance of the human mind is too fragile, as well as the patience of the human character. It is because of that, they fail to see the power of mere observation and systematic analysis.”
“The exegetical foundations would appear to be weak, and one shouldnt build huge theological edifices, no matter how splendid or consistent, on weak foundations.”
“The insufferable arrogance of human beings to think that Nature was made solely for their benefit, as if it was conceivable that the sun had been set afire merely to ripen men's apples and head the...”
“As an orangutan cannot embrace higher mathematics or comprehend the architecture and operation of a computer, we humans __ so good at loudly proclaiming our intelligence and applauding our own dolt...”
“dont be like so many writers,dont be like so many thousands ofpeople who call themselves writers,dont be dull and boring andpretentious, dont be consumed with self-love.the libraries of the world h...”
“A person with a good heart will always earn my utmost respect over an arrogant individual with all the worldly treasures in their hands.”
“Dilute your arrogance with a smile.”
“Arrogance is nothing but Stupidity with an ego.”
“The moment you think you know something inside out, is the moment you stop listening. That's when you go backwards faster than you progressed”
“I just didnt get iteven with the teacher holding an orange (the earth) in one handand a lemon (the moon) in the other,her favorite student (the sun) standing behind her with a flashlight.I just cou...”
“He (Lincoln) differed from fanatical moralists primarily in that he was always perplexed. No sooner did he believe he was doing God's will that he began to admit that God's purposes might be differ...”
“Saturated Arrogance...she rebuked those about herin darkness did she dwella pathetic historyall mortal man would tell..”
“What do you believe reveals more about a mans character, his arrogance or his attempt to disguise it?”
“To put an arrogant 'famous' writer in his place: pretend to be illiterate.”
“To write a poem you must have a streak of arrogance-- not in real life I hope. In real life try to be nice. It will save you a hell of a lot of trouble and give you more time to write.”
“Funding for the Special Operations Network comes directly from the government. Most work is centralized, but all of the SpecOps divisions have local representatives to keep a watchful eye on any pr...”