Robert Frost Quotes

People who act the most arrogant often are the most insecure, and they just can't even begin to accept the possibility that they might not be as good as they think they are.

The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there.

I don't want to believe my own hype.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

When I put my mind to it I can be a megalomaniac.

I'm not great enough to be humble.

I auditioned for 'Mad Men.' I auditioned for 'Top of the Lake.' I obviously auditioned for 'West Wing,' so I still get excited when I get offered stuff. Like, a part of me thinks, 'They think I can do it! That's awesome!' And that's a part of me I have to squash; otherwise, I would do everything just because people gave it to me.

I hope I don't come off as being cocky.

I thought I could beat anyone in the world.

I'm the best. I should win everything.

Always thinking that you're not very good is far better than being cocky.

It's good to have a healthy ego because that pushes you to succeed. But when you cross a line, and your views are not balanced, that's when you get into trouble.

I never try to get ahead of myself because there's nothing that bothers me more than cockiness. I don't think that's necessary at all.

Probably because the first two albums were so successful, we got a little bit smug.

Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.

I can't believe some of the things I did.Can't believe it. Sayin' I was the greatest and the beautifulist and I was gonna whup this guy and that guy, sayin' I'm pretty, I can't be beat.

I had it in my mind: to be confident, and to keep saying that until the confidence appeared. But I took it too far. Confidence did help make me champion, but, man, I took it to a whole different level. I was a megalomaniac. I was not humble and it eventually came back on me. So I want my kids to know, keep humbleness and kindness in their hearts. It will prevail.

There are some days when I, myself, think I'm overrated... but not today.

Success usually breeds a degree of hubris.

If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

I like to think I am the best there is at what I do, and so I have conquered the world like Alexander. But I don't believe I am the reincarnation of Alexander the Great.

Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna - or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.

There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.

When I would be myself, I was being big-headed. I was being egotistical. I was a megalomaniac, when it really was just having not to be a monkey for a few hours a day. And fulfilling the need to be a man.