Quotes tagged ‘Arrogance’

“When people call you intelligent it is almost always because they agree with you. Otherwise they just call you arrogant.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, amazon.com

“I'll tell you, sitting across the table from the big banks, I witnessed the arrogance of power. Wealthy bankers accusing innocent homeowners of fault, as if Wall Street's mess was of the people's making.”

— Kamala Harris, cnn.com

“Where I'm going, no one can follow.”

— Karl Schaefer, Daniel Schaefer, Roberta Warren, Kellita Smith, imdb.com

“You come to this country, take advantage of the system and think because we are tolerant that we are weak and helpless. Your arrogance offends me. And for that the rate just went up 10%.”

— Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen, Bryan, Liam Neeson, imdb.com

“Largo: Do you lose as gracefully as you win? James Bond: I don't know, I've never lost.”

— Lorenzo Semple Jr., James Bond, Sean Connery, imdb.com

“Bond: Well, I understand double-0's have a very short life expectancy, so your mistake will be short-lived. M: Bond, this may be too much for a blunt instrument to understand, but arrogance and self-awareness seldom go hand-in-hand. Bond: So you want me to be half-monk, half-hitman?”

— Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, James Bond, Daniel Craig, imdb.com

“Maximilian Largo: Do you lose as gracefully as you win? James Bond: I don't know, I've never lost.”

— Lorenzo Semple Jr., James Bond, Sean Connery, imdb.com

“Foolish arrogance led me astray. But I learned my lessons. I'll be back, stronger and smarter than ever.”

— Bruno Heller, Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin, Robin Lord Taylor, imdb.com

“Arrogance may not be a uniquely American trait, but I must say, you do it better than anyone. But there are limits to what even you can do, Captain, or did Erskine tell you otherwise?”

— Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Johann Schmidt / Red Skull, Hugo Weaving, imdb.com

“In a world too often governed by corruption and arrogance, it can be difficult to stay true to one’s literary and philosophical principles.”

— Daniel Handler, Larry Your-Waiter, Patrick Breen, imdb.com

“I'm the Vice President of the United States, you stupid little fuckers! These people should be begging me! That door should be half its height so that people can only approach me in my office on their goddamn, motherfucking knees!”

— sean Grey, Will Smith, Selina Meyer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, imdb.com

“I can do anything I want. I got guns.”

— David Wiener, Moyers, Jamie McShane, imdb.com

“Dr. Camille Saroyan: Why do you know that? Dr. Zack Addy: My knowledge is vast. Dr. Camille Saroyan: Why did I ask?”

— Elizabeth Benjamin, Zack Addy, Eric Millegan, imdb.com

“I realize my cultural ascendance only serves to illuminate your own banality. But face it, I’m legend. It’s happened.”

— Brad Falchuk, Sue Sylvester, Jane Lynch, imdb.com

“Time for some thrilling heroics.”

— Tim Minear, Joss Whedon, Jayne Cobb, Adam Baldwin, imdb.com

“All I've ever really wanted was to know what it feels like to be human, and now we're going to do the most human thing of all: attempt something futile with a ton of unearned confidence and fail spectacularly!”

— Tyler Straessle, Michael, Ted Danson, imdb.com

“I would say I outdid myself, but I'm always this good. So I simply did myself.”

— Andrew Law, Tahani Al-Jamil, Jameela Jamil, imdb.com

“So many people told me that I wouldn’t be shit But now I walk around with money and my hand on my dick.”

— Mac Miller, open.spotify.com

“The most ignorant are the most conceited.”

— Horace Mann, amazon.com

“That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal; as time will show.”

— Ada Lovelace, amazon.com