Paulo Coelho Quotes

There was one who thought himself above me, and he was above me until he had that thought.

I now know all the people worth knowing in America, and I find no intellect comparable to my own.

There's a little more ego involved in these jobs than people might realize.

To boast of a performance which I cannot beat is merely stupid vanity. And if I can beat it that means there is nothing special about it. What has passed is already finished with. What I find more interesting is what is still to come.

I own and operate a ferocious ego.

A man who prides himself on being better than his fellow-men thinks it a disgrace if he does not do something more than they do, whereby his superiority may be apparent.

I've been asked many times if I considered myself a narcissist, so I looked up the real meaning of the word, and I came to the conclusion that indeed I am one. I think of myself as better than other people, not every person, but many, unique and talented, and I aim to success.

I don't want you to think I'm better than people or that I know better than people.

Steve Bannon puts himself above everything.

The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and the greater it grows, the more is the mischief. Talent is mistaken for genius, a dogma or system for truth, ambition for greatness, ingenuity for poetry, sensuality for art.

All masters want to appear more brilliant than other people.

... the belief in a superstratum of human beings ... is the most evil of all beliefs. For when you say, 'I am not as other men' -- you have lost the two most valuable qualities we have ever tried to attain: -- humility and brotherhood.

I ain't saying that I'm better than you, but maybe I am.

Arrogance is, as it were, a solicitation on the part of one seeking honor for followers, whom he thinks he is entitled to treat with contempt.

The vain man makes a merit of misfortune, and triumphs in his disgrace.

He is lofty, and I am eminent.

He thought others were small; that was his greatness.

Is it arrogance if one is truly superior?

The great man who thinks greatly of himself, is not diminishing that greatness in heaping fuel on his fire.

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

I’m just sick of ego, ego, ego. My own and everybody else’s. I’m sick of everybody that wants to get somewhere, do something distinguished and all, be somebody interesting. It’s disgusting.

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.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted.