Quotes with self-importance

Quotes 181 till 200 of 787.

  • Baltasar Gracian Few are the friends of a man's self, most those of his circumstances.
    Baltasar Gracian
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
    - +
     0
  • George Bernard Shaw First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity: no really self-respecting woman would take advantage of it.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
    - +
     0
  • Vince Lombardi Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.
    Vince Lombardi
    American football player (1913 - 1970)
    - +
     0
  • Vikram Seth For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.
    Vikram Seth
    Indian novelist and poet (1952 - )
    - +
     0
  • Henry David Thoreau For many years I was a self-appointed inspector of snowstorms and rainstorms and did my duty faithfully, though I never received payment for it.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
    - +
     0
  • Anthony Doerr For me it was perfect, because it wasn't a very competitive environment, and it was a studio program. They basically send you off, and say, bring us some work, and we'll help you improve it. It really rewarded self-discipline.
    Anthony Doerr
    American author (1973 - )
    - +
     0
  • Joseph Rudyard Kipling For undemocratic reasons and for motives not of State, they arrive at their conclusions - largely inarticulate. Being void of self-expression they confide their views to none; but sometimes in a smoking room, one learns why things were done.
    Joseph Rudyard Kipling
    English writer (1865 - 1936)
    - +
     0
  • Theodore Roosevelt For unflagging interest and enjoyment, a household of children, if things go reasonably well, certainly all other forms of success and achievement lose their importance by comparison.
    Theodore Roosevelt
    American statesman (1858 - 1919)
    - +
     0
  • Alexander Pope For virtue's self may too much zeal be had; the worst of madmen is a saint run mad.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
    - +
     0
  • Robert Penn Warren For what is a poem, but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding. It is the deepest part of autobiography.
    - +
     0
  • Arthur Machen For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and importance to be introduced.
    Arthur Machen
    Welsh author and mystic (1863 - 1947)
    - +
     0
  • Jim Rohn Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
    Jim Rohn
    American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker (1930 - 2009)
    - +
     0
  • John Mason Brown Friendship should be a private pleasure, not a public boast. I loathe those braggarts who are forever trying to invest themselves with importance by calling important people by their first names in or out of print. Such first-naming for effect makes me cringe.
    John Mason Brown
    American drama critic and author (1900 - 1969)
    - +
     0
  • Eleanor Roosevelt Friendship with our self is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
    Eleanor Roosevelt
    American "First Lady" and columnist (1884 - 1962)
    - +
     0
  • James F. Byrnes Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.
    James F. Byrnes
    American judge and politician (1882 - 1972)
    - +
     0
  • Benjamin Koldyke From a male perspective, you don't think about how much outward pressure and importance you put on how women look.
    - +
     0
  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
    - +
     0
  • Ben Harper Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
    Ben Harper
    American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1969 - )
    - +
     0
  • Tom Hopkins Getting in touch with your true self must be your first priority.
    Tom Hopkins
    English professional footballer (1911 - )
    - +
     0
  • Bryce Dallas Howard Getting to have an opportunity to tell a story that is about mental illness and how it affects one's self and one's community was really something that really meant a lot to me.
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    American actress and filmmaker (1981 - )
    - +
     0
All self-importance famous quotes and sayings you will always find on greatest-quotations.com (page 10)