Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

A lot of self-importance goes on in the fashion industry. I'm not like that.

On occasions I have been big-headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be.

I would warn my brethren and sisters to never flatter persons because of their ability; for they cannot bear it. Self is easily exalted, and in consequence, persons lose their balance.

I never wanted to be 'the big I-Am.'

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.

Success didn't spoil me, I've always been insufferable.

You can get a bit 'head in the clouds' - well, I do - and full of myself if I stick in front of the camera for too long. I forget there is hard work that needs to be done.

It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am.

I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults.

I really do not see much use in exalting the humble and meek; they do not remain humble and meek long when they are exalted.

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

False modesty can be worse than arrogance.

It's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind.

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

Pride and vanity, the opposites of humility, can destroy our spiritual health as surely as a debilitating disease can destroy our physical health.

I have no business carrying myself like some diva.

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

I don't know how humble a person can be while consistently spouting statements like 'I, Donald Trump, am a totally gifted politician,' or 'I'm, like, a smart person.'

When I got successful and people started talking about me, I didn't want anyone thinking I thought I was a 'big time Charlie.'

I'm kinda not one of those people that likes to put up trophies in my house, because I don't want my mom to come be like, 'Hey, you're full of yourself.'

Frankly, my head can never be bloated.

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.

Mastery passes often for egotism.