Max Lucado Quotes

I have altogether failed to comprehend as to how undue pride or vain-gloriousness could ever stand in the way of a man believing in God.

There's a deceptive sin that can keep us from walking in love: pride. It's deceptive because when you have pride, you're usually too proud to admit it. I know this because I used to have teachings on pride and they didn't sell well.

Egotism, pride, etc. must be given up.

As long as you are proud, you cannot know God.

None are sent empty away from Christ but those who come to him full of themselves.

There is no room for God in him who is full of himself.

We all know that the 'divine glory of the ego' is socially a great nuisance; we all do actually value our friends for modesty, freshness, and simplicity of heart. Whatever may be the reason, we all do warmly respect humility - in other people.

Clearly I've got an ego.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves.

The only way to get under me is to get over yourself.

A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself.

Symbolically, what the rabbis say is that at Passover, what we have to do is try to get rid of our hot air - our pride, our feeling that we are the most important people in the whole entire world and that everything should revolve round us.

I mean, I don't like anyone who likes themselves too much.

The day you stop doing the small things is the day you think you're above everybody else.

The biggest obstacle that stalls leaders' growth is the human ego. When leaders start to think they know it all, they stop growing.

Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.

I've seen people, when they get into these bigger and bigger jobs, it goes to their heads. I've seen it. Some people in life change who they are, and some don't. I'm basically the same guy I've always been.

Be humble, don't have too much pride and think you're too good for anything.

It's so wrong when some players think, 'I scored five goals; therefore, I am a god of football.' You're nobody.

Vanity is not high on my list of priorities.

You may be modest and un-egotistical in your life; I'm quite ordinary. But I play big egotistical parts.

I think your ego gets in the way of making something good because it kind of blinds you from the actual art.