“It’s not about deserve. It’s about what you believe. And I believe in love.”— Allan Heinberg, Diana Prince / Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot, imdb.com
“There seems to be a growing number of people who think that the world should adjust to them, while they don't have to show any consideration to anyone.”— Thomas Sowell, articles.sun-sentinel.com
“America only cares about what the superstars are up to. The rest of us, from the benches to the bleachers, are left to our own devices. And we can play whatever games we want.”— Stephanie Georgopulos, medium.com
“I am a Millennial. Generation Y. Born between the birth of AIDS and 9/11, give or take. They call us 'the Global Generation.' We are known for our entitlement and narcissism. Some say it's because we're the first generation where every kid gets a trophy just for showing up. Others think it's because…”— Jennifer Salt, Madison Montgomery, Emma Roberts, imdb.com
“If I can't have what I want, whats the point of anything?”— Wicca Phase Springs Eternal, open.spotify.com
“Narcissistic rage occurs when that core instability is threatened and furthermore threatened to destabilize them even further.”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“And just as Hamlet’s mother said, “the lady doth protest too much,” “the narcissist doth brag, scorn, talk down, primp and belittle too much” in order to continually prove to the world and themselves that they are larger than life. This is not to increase their self-esteem as much as it is to contin…”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“What is at the core of narcissists is not what is often referred to as low self-esteem. I don’t think that is accurate, but something that the people around them say to themselves to mollify their own rage at the narcissist, i.e. 'Oh, they only act that way, because they lack self-esteem.' What is r…”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“There is a saying that when you’re a hammer the world looks like a nail. When you’re a narcissist, the world looks like it should approve, adore, agree and obey you. Anything less than that feels like an assault and because of that a narcissist feels justified in raging back at it.”— Mark Goulston, psychologytoday.com
“We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.”— George Bernard Shaw, amazon.com
“In addition, pathological narcissists often show wanton disregard for other people’s thoughts, feelings, possessions, time, and physical space. They overstep and use others without consideration or sensitivity, taking pride, rather than showing remorse, of their Machiavellian deeds.”— Preston Ni, psychologytoday.com
“Little did I know it would become my turn to say no. No to opening the door to him at all hours of the night, hotel after hotel, location after location, where he would show up unexpectedly, including one location where I was doing a movie he wasn’t even involved with. No to me taking a shower with…”— Salma Hayek, nytimes.com
“Once we started filming, the sexual harassment stopped but the rage escalated. We paid the price for standing up to him nearly every day of shooting.”— Salma Hayek, nytimes.com
“I know you forget to examine the reflection of your own privilege Or you may be afraid of the truth But I'm not afraid to be honest I'm not afraid to be nasty Yeah I'm nasty like the struggle of women still beating equality into the world, because our rights have been beaten out of us for too long.…”— Nina Donovan, youtube.com
“A long time ago I learned not to explain things to people. It misleads them into thinking they’re entitled to know everything I do.”— Lisa Kleypas, amazon.com
“Entitlement assumes: This is mine. I’ve earned it. At the same time, entitlement nickels and dimes other people because it can’t conceive of valuing another person’s time as highly as its own. It delivers tirades and pronouncements that exhaust the people who work for and with us, who have no choice…”— Ryan Holiday, amazon.com