Anne Lamott Quotes

The difference between God and Reggie Jackson is that God doesn't think he's Reggie Jackson.

I'm not God, don't intend to be and hope I never have that much power.

You know what the difference between a cardiac surgeon and God is? God doesn't think he's a cardiac surgeon.

God doesn't know things. He is things.

The religious idea of God cannot do full duty for the metaphysical infinity.

People sometimes think I'm sort of all-knowing.

As human beings, we anthropomorphize way too much. God's not a person. God, for me, is a power that lies outside the definition of time and space.

If I started thinking too much about how influential I've been, then I'd be more of a turd than I already am.

I know I'm not God, are you? Don't be silly. God? God? Everybody's God? Don't be silly.

I don't go around thinking of myself as a great anything.

A man's worth is what he is divided by what he thinks he is.

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

Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.

No man is great if he thinks he is.

Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God.

Clearly I've got an ego.

Everyone in Kiss is replaceable. My ego will tell you that I am not, but that's not so.

I am a God.

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride.

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better.

I am no more humble than my talents require.

You need ego but mine is not blinding.

I believe that God and reality are too big for my poor words.

I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the angels instead of the higher primates.

People who know how much they're worth aren't usually worth that much.