He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career.
Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that are not so
I perceive two things in Scotland of the most fearful omen: ignorance of theological truth, and a readiness to pride themselves in and boast of it.
Roosevelt's declaration that Americans had 'nothing to fear but fear itself' was a glorious piece of inspirational rhetoric and just as gloriously wrong.
Every jackass going the roads thinks he has ideas.
President’s usually do not want to hear an intelligence analyst’s doubts, preferring confidence (even when unwarranted) in one policy option.
I'm used to the egos in the 1960s, '70s and '80s where people just expected massive success and thought it was their birth right to be successful.
It's only hubris if I fail.
Don't be lulled into complacency.
Don't act like you've arrived when you're just receiving the invitation.
Don't count your owls before they are delivered.
Oh, great reviews are the worst. They mislead you more than the bad ones, because they only fuel your ego. Then you only want another one, like potato chips or something, and the best thing you get is fat and bloated. I'd rather just refuse, thanks.
Enthusiasm and misplaced belief can take you a long way.
Thinking you know when in fact you don't is a fatal mistake, to which we are all prone
I trust my arm, maybe a little too much.
There's an inherent danger in letting people think that they have perfected something. When they believe they've 'nailed it,' most people tend to sit back and rest on their laurels while countless others will be labouring furiously to better their work!
When we have built up armor against all the bad things we think might happen in the world, we have a false sense of protection and have only built up isolation.
Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error to an afflicted truth.
I had a bit of a lazy streak to me, I had high opinions of myself without any real grounding reason to, I made a bit of television that did ok, and all of a sudden life was pretty relaxed for me.
Hope is a pleasant acquaintance, but an unsafe friend.
How ballsy it was to just assume you know, with one glance, the things another person could live without. As if it was the same for everyone, that simple.
Confidence by itself, unless it has a valid basis, can get us into trouble.
Something seems to happen to people when they meet a journalist, and what happens is exactly the opposite of what one would expect. One would think that extreme wariness and caution would be the order of the day, but, in fact, childish trust and impetuosity are far more common.
I do think there's something funny about being over-optimistic.
