Donovan Mitchell Quotes

Ego is certainly there in many of the greatest and most dizzying tales of success - but it's there in some of the greatest stories of failure and self-implosion as well.

Success tempts many to their ruin.

We've seen a lot of people self-destruct because of a small taste of success.

Self-conceit may lead to self destruction.

Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.

What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.

Success is always dangerous. It can make an asshole out of anybody.

People get successful and they start saying, 'Well of course I am! I was chosen! I'm special!' No, you're not.

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

As for fame, it can go to your head and you can become full of yourself.

I have a bit of pride, which is always my downfall.

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

I believe that people start to get into trouble when they start to believe their own hype.

Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press.

It's always great to play a man who sets himself up to be punctured.

Failure has gone to his head.

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.

Nothing recedes like success.

Success can set the table for tragedy if the victors are not careful.

The greatest enemy a man can have is his prosperity.

It all goes completely to your head.

Success can breed all kinds of other behavior and cause companies to behave a certain way that isn't necessarily the ingredients for achieving more success. For instance, with success comes arrogance, and that's typically the death of success.

The minute you start believing your own success, you're on the road to ruin.

I've got it all: I'm good-looking, I'm educated, I can sing, and I can play rugby. Ridiculous, isn't it?

Hubris is interesting, because you get people who are often very clever, very powerful, have achieved great things, and then something goes wrong - they just don't know when to stop.