John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes

I've never really spent a lot of time thinking about my individual accomplishments actually.

But I like not these great success of yours; for I know how jealous are the gods.

I was once told that I had become too confident and that it made me less likeable. Many successful people will get this at some point, because the people who haven't followed a similar path can be threatened by someone who has and is unabashed about it.

O, would some Power give us, To see ourselves as others see us!

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort

People will become your enemies if you become eminent too quickly in life, and you will be ineffectual. Rising slowly in the world, people will be your supporters and your happiness will be assured.

Great good fortune coming suddenly and unexpectedly tends to make a people insolent

I gave away most of my trophies, put away the plaques.

I still really haven't sat down and said 'yeah, I'm ranked No. 1 in the world and I'm an Olympic Gold Medalist.' It just hasn't hit me.

My mother always told me that you should have one room in your house where you celebrate all of your achievements. You shouldn't have them spread throughout.

When you're a player and you win the World Cup and other titles you don't get the chance to enjoy the moment because of the media scrum. You end up getting tired of it. But when the years go by and you look back on it all, then you understand just what it is that you achieved, that we achieved.

I do have to pinch myself at times when I look back at some of the things I have achieved. I really do.

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.

Achievements are often more interesting to you when you look back on them.

When you get everything you wanted, I think maybe you do have to be a little grateful for the people who got you there... whether or not they thought they were doing you any favors at the time.

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.

But on the other hand, I look back at my career sometimes and can't believe how fast everything has gone and how much I've been able to accomplish.

It's still pretty surreal. I wake up every day and just pinch myself and kind of think about how far I've come and all the stuff I have done.

I believe people can change, but only for the worse

Only a fool can believe people are basically good

Oh yes. It's open all right, but not many people come in here to look at me now so there's no point in selling tickets. No one is interested in a man who professes to be a monster. They'll give me notice very soon. I started out being a great attraction, but people soon understood that what fascinated them about me was no more than the reflection of their own deformities. All I do is how them what is inside themselves,' He added mournfully.

I am really quite proud of most of the people I " know who have "made it," who do things to help people.

Maybe I'm just flying my own little ego ship, but sometimes people resent talent.

People whistle me because I am good-looking, rich and a great footballer. They are jealous of me.

If he thought at all, but I don't believe he ever thought, it was that he and his shadow, when brought near each other, would join like drops of water.