Johnny Unitas Quotes

There is a difference between conceit and confidence.

There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.

Vanity is a confounded donkey, very apt to put his head between his legs, and chuck us over; but pride is a fine horse, that will carry us over the ground, and enable us to distance our fellow-travelers.

Don't be humble... you're not that great.

I'm not great enough to be humble.

Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!

I'm keenly aware of the Pride coming before the Fall . . . but I really do like what I've been able to do here.

There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.

If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.

Clearly I've got an ego.

I said I was 'The Greatest,' I never said I was the smartest!

There was a little bit of ham in me. And there's a lot of people say there's a lot of ham in me.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.

I don't have an ego; I'm not egotistical or anything like that.

I am not the humblest person in the world. I admit that.

Don't confuse confidence with cockiness. I really believe that.

I'm not cocky. I'm not arrogant. I know my value.

I think there's a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

Frankly, my head can never be bloated.

If a man thinks he is not conceited, he is very conceited indeed.

It is a fact which escapes no one, that, generally speaking, whoso is acquainted with his worth has but a little stock to cultivate acquaintance with.

I have no use for humility. I am a fellow with an exceptional talent.

Unchecked pride evolves into swagger, a hypnotizing mask of insecurity that can and does compromise our ability to make progress and attain power. Pride stands in the way of forgiveness and a strategic approach to navigating a chessboard rigged to prevent pawns from becoming kings and queens.

It's not vanity to know your own good points. It would just be stupidity if you didn't; It's only vanity when you get puffed up about them.