Saladin Quotes

Often times, the more power and prestige a person achieves, the more arrogant a person can become.

Riches are apt to betray a man into arrogance.

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

I think money, power, fame changes people a lot.

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.

A lot of celebrities just want money, fame, power, fancy cars, houses all over the world and have people bow down to them. To me, that's frightful behaviour.

Pride is not the worst of sins. In fact, it's one of the most interesting ones.

The downfall of any leader in a sport's team is when he gets carried away with his own ego.

I don't understand why everyone fights for power, money, fame.

But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate.

Riches are not forbidden, but the pride of them is.

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

You can have your titular recognition. I'll take money and power.

Pride is about the ugliest trait somebody can have.

I'm here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.

The whole fame and fortune thing is addictive.

I think the people who end up being extraordinarily successful - it's been my observation - tend to care enormously about status, particularly business people, right? Because the only point of money, you know, the only reason to have a 300-foot-long boat is because they're bigger than 200-foot-long boats.

Success is the space one occupies in the newspaper. Success is one day's insolence.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

I've become very successful over the years. I think I own among the greatest properties in the world.

Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud.

I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more.