Yousuf Karsh Quotes

The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why, maybe it's the testosterone - I think it's narcissism. Even more than hubris. And for women, too. Narcissism is the killer.

Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism.

Some nights, I was so good that I could have become an egotist.

Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

Great people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.

I've been asked many times if I considered myself a narcissist, so I looked up the real meaning of the word, and I came to the conclusion that indeed I am one. I think of myself as better than other people, not every person, but many, unique and talented, and I aim to success.

Narcissism is just self-confidence.

men are so conceited they’ll believe anything that flatters them

The biggest turn-off for me is people who think the world of themselves. Arrogance is not a sexy quality, and it really gets on my nerves.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

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

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

You can get a bit 'head in the clouds' - well, I do - and full of myself if I stick in front of the camera for too long. I forget there is hard work that needs to be done.

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

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

There's no point in success if you don't let it go to your head. That's what it's for.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

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

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

I have a lot of vanity.

I own and operate a ferocious ego.

My ego is sated.

I am self-centred. I just adore myself.

My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.