Pharrell Williams Quotes

You're all right, as long as you don't believe your own hype.

When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward.

To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special.

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

In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.

The fellow who thinks he knows it all is especially annoying to those of us who do.

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

There are a lot of people very sure of themselves that need to be brought back down to Earth. As good as they think they are, they're really not.

You can sometimes get the big head and overlook things.

The man who is cocksure that he has arrived is ready for the return journey.

Don't be cocky. Don't be flashy. There's always someone better than you.

It's not terrible, people telling you you're great; what's terrible is when you start believing it.

People get successful and they start saying, 'Well of course I am! I was chosen! I'm special!' No, you're not.

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.

The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there.

Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press.

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

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

Just because I managed to do a little something, I don't want anyone back home to think I got the big head.

I don't want to believe my own hype.

A man's pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.

I used to suffer from excessive pride. Well, I got over that one.

Stupidity combined with arrogance and a huge ego will get you a long way.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

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