Jeffrey Kluger Quotes

Narcissism falls along the axis of what psychologists call personality disorders, one of a group that includes antisocial, dependent, histrionic, avoidant and borderline personalities. But by most measures, narcissism is one of the worst, if only because the narcissists themselves are so clueless.

Narcissism is just self-confidence.

I do not know Rep. Weiner. But I do know he seems to have the features of a narcissist. Narcissists feel empty. Narcissists feel invincible. But their emotional landscape is barren.

I've always been a narcissist.

Odds are you know some narcissists. Odds are they're smart, confident and articulate. They make you laugh, they make you think; the first time you met, they probably charmed the pants off of you - perhaps even literally. The odds are also that that spell didn't last.

As far as big egos, there are definitely guys out there that just think God only knows what about themselves.

It has to do with the fact that Ford, for all his greatness, is an Irish egomaniac, as anyone who knows him will say.

I love to be the center of attention. My oversized ego craves it and needs it.

I like to think I'm not a narcissist, but truth be told, we all have those sides to our character.

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.

Again, as egotistical as I am, as self-centered as I am, and as much as I love strangers idolizing me, I find it very crass to be self-promoter in a way.

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.

My dad is an egomaniac.

I probably suffered from a narcissistic disorder in some way.

I don't think it's that difficult to distinguish between people with narcissistic disorders and people with high self-esteem.

Selfishness and self-absorption are deadly charm-exterminators.

As a lead singer, all I want to do is be in my own head and think about how great I am. That's a lead singer's disease.

This requires a level of delusion/egomania usually reserved for popes and drag queens

Egotism is a kind of buckram that gives momentary strength and concentration to men, and seems to be much used in Nature for fabrics in which local and spasmodic energy is required.

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.

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder or an absurdity he has committed, than be debarred from talking of his own dear person.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Narcissism is the part of my personality that I am the least proud of, and I certainly don't like to see it highlighted in everybody else I meet.

Actors are all narcissists.

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