#arrogant

The eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate the world, the poetic spirit bows with reverence before its mysteries. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#before #bows #control #discover #each

A politics that is not sensitive to the concerns and circumstances of people's lives, a politics that does not speak to and include people, is an intellectually arrogant politics that deserves to fail. ↗

— Paul Wellstone

#circumstances #concerns #deserves #does #fail

I was introverted, shy. But if you win a lot you need to be extroverted, or they'll think you're arrogant. ↗

— Alberto Tomba

#extroverted #i #introverted #lot #need

I would really love to work with Paul McCartney. Isn't that arrogant? ↗

— Tina Weymouth

#i #love #mccartney #paul #paul mccartney

Of all liars the most arrogant are biographers: those who would have us believe, having surveyed a few boxes full of letters, diaries, bank statements and photographs, that they can play at the recording angel and tell the whole truth about another human life. ↗

— A. N. Wilson

#angel #another #arrogant #bank #believe

I thought women loved great listeners. How could Agatha leave me? I’m musical, successful, and very, very, very, very sexy. Did I mention the fact that I am sexy? I’m like Brad Pitt, only different looking and much, much, much, much sexier. I am sexier than Brad Pitt! ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#brad-pitt #funny #sexy #funny

A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#closer #debate #emerge #end #engage

I did feel Dr. Cox, the character that I was auditioning for, was too similar to the head of the hospital. He was too arrogant and mean. I approached him kind of like I had a miniature Max sitting on my shoulder. I pictured Max saying, "This guy has got to give love every once in a while. He has to!" I knew there had to be tiny little windows of redemption. ↗

— John C. McGinley

#arrogant #auditioning #character #cox #did

God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#because #direct #fear #full #god

It sounds really arrogant, but my music's my favourite music ever. I prefer it to anyone else's. ↗

— Richard D. James

#arrogant #else #ever #favourite #i