Jerry Lewis Quotes

The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.

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.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

It has to do with the fact that Ford, for all his greatness, is an Irish egomaniac, as anyone who knows him will say.

I have Kanye's ego to some extent.

Clearly I've got an ego.

Mastery passes often for egotism.

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

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

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.

Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.

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

I own and operate a ferocious ego.

As far as big egos, there are definitely guys out there that just think God only knows what about themselves.

If there is a single quality that is shared by all great men, it is vanity.

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.

The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why, maybe it's the testosterone - I think it's narcissism. Even more than hubris. And for women, too. Narcissism is the killer.

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.

Egos appear by setting themselves apart from other egos.

My dad is an egomaniac.

It was easy for me to play someone with a massive ego. It's actually really fun to have the freedom to be that person.

Vanity can apply to both insecurity and egotism.

The biggest obstacle that stalls leaders' growth is the human ego. When leaders start to think they know it all, they stop growing.

It is a form of arrogance to assume that other people are even thinking about you.

Donald Trump is a man who likes to think he has few equals.