Dean Rusk Quotes

No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.

At some point, the pride has to be a part of the whole day-to-day oeuvre. It's part of who you are and doesn't need to be discussed anymore.

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

The whole shadow of Man is only as big as his hat.

I don't have an ego; I'm not egotistical or anything like that.

Every one thinks highly of his own

If Irrfan plans to make a movie on me, I will be the hero of the movie, as I feel that no one better than me.

I don't wake up and say, 'Gee, it's a nice day, and I'm a legend.'

Of course I have an ego.

I think I have the right balance of believing in my own ability and having that confidence on the pitch: people watching you thinking, 'He knows he's a good player,' but without taking it to that level where it's, 'He's an arrogant so-and-so.'

I'm not cocky. I'm not arrogant. I know my value.

People should just get over themselves.

I'm the best player in the country. That's how I think. That's how I feel.

I don't think of myself as the champion too often, honestly.

I think I'm as good if not better than everyone else.

Whenever you get one inch above the ground in your own esteem, you are that inch too high!

I don't wake up each morning saying, 'Oh, wow, it's me. I think I'm the cat's meow. I'm the best.'

Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does that mean I'm arrogant?

Clearly I've got an ego.

I did not have any delusions of grandeur as a kid.

Being proud and being nationalistic are, for me, completely different things.

I'm not so vain as to believe that my involvement changes anything whatsoever.

I definitely don't think that I'm hot doo-doo. I don't.

It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to.

I think I identify more with the smart guy, but most people might take umbrage at that. I like to think of myself as a real thinker, but I suppose people might beg to differ.