Black Thought Quotes

I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.

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.

I'd say I'm the best 19-year-old ever, and I still feel that way at 21.

And I don't think that success is going to destroy me at this point in my life, like I used to think.

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.

I used to get some ego thing out of saying I wasn't a star, just an actress. Forget it. I'm a star. I wanted it. I worked for it. I got it.

I have a clear conscience and never let success get to my head. You know that when you achieve something, you can change the way you are very easily.

I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had.

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.

When you're working with music that is invariably better than you are, it's difficult to become swell-headed.

You're all right, as long as you don't believe your own hype.

I'm not ashamed of being successful. You know, they criticized Romney for being ashamed of it. I think we've got to inspire our kids that we shouldn't be ashamed to be successful.

I realize I can never take my success for granted. It's not attractive for anyone to be like that.

I'm good at what I do, but I wouldn't be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He's talented and he's good at what he does.

We're not arrogant, we just believe we're the best band in the world.

My performances have finally caught up with my ego.

I happen to have a giant ego, an admission that will not shock my close friends or critics. I am not uncomfortable in saying that because the ego of a man often gets great things done.

Somebody ought to tell him his ambition is showing.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

I'm a prideful person when it comes to competition.

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

I'm proud of everything I've done.

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

Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head.