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Arrogance Quotes

Confidence earns respect; arrogance rarely does.

Several lines here argue that real strength shows up without needing to boast, whether that means winning without gloating or holding a position of authority without treating it as a license for conceit. Arrogance, in these quotes, is treated as a flaw worth naming rather than admiring.

Politicians need a better understanding of global ecology. We need to be freed from our species-specific arrogance. No evidence exists that we are 'chosen', the unique species for which all the others were made. Nor are we the most important...

Quotes by Lynn Margulis

A bit of arrogance is nice every now and then.

Quotes by Leo Sayer

An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life - becoming a better person.

Leo Tolstoy

You must not forget that you have been given worldly means to use and employ against human arrogance and wrong.

Quotes by Knute Nelson

As an artist you have to have a certain amount of arrogance.

Quotes by Kim Weston

Except for a very few elite pro racers up front, the Dakar Rally is not, at heart, a contest among the competitors; the battle, instead, is between mankind - more precisely, Western mankind, with all its fire-breathing machinery and inexorable...

Quotes by Jonathan Miles

There is a 'patrician arrogance' to James Taylor that accounts in part for his popularity while it at the same time explains the critical resistance to his work.

Quotes by Jon Landau

What makes the Stones' arrogance so divine is that we all believe that long ago and far away they weren't rich and famous but poor and struggling, just like us.

Quotes by Jon Landau

One of the great things and one of the horrible things about the American character is this extraordinary optimism and arrogance that everything will continue to be great and keep looking up.

Quotes by John Wells

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

Quotes by John F. Kennedy

When I very first started out, I had that arrogance of youth.

Quotes by Joely Richardson

Bush promised a foreign policy of humility and a domestic policy of compassion. He has given us a foreign policy of arrogance and a domestic policy that is cynical, myopic and cruel.

Quotes by Joe Klein

This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.

Quotes by Joe Biden

My first two books, I was very close to my main character, stuck inside their head. And then with 'Arrogance,' I broke into many different voices. I introduce many different characters, and that helped me to develop a confidence to...

Quotes by Joanna Scott

Ineos is a friendly organisation. Very few people leave. It's collegiate. There's not much politics, and we like decent people. We don't like arrogance or bullies.

Quotes by Jim Ratcliffe

I did a show called 'Freaks and Geeks' when I was very young. And I had the naivete and arrogance of youth. You know, I really assumed that when the show got cancelled, like, oh, it doesn't matter, you just...

Quotes by Jason Segel

Beyond its romance, 'Titanic' offers an indelibly wrenching story of blind arrogance and its terrible consequences. It's the rare Hollywood adventure film that brings mythic images of tragedy - the fall of Icarus, the ruin of Ozymandias - so easily...

Quotes by Janet Maslin

I think it's important that the rest of the world know that we're not all the same and that we don't all have the sort of arrogance it feels like they're perceiving from our leaders.

Quotes by James Denton

Science moves with the spirit of an adventure characterized both by youthful arrogance and by the belief that the truth, once found, would be simple as well as pretty.

Quotes by James D. Watson

The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

Quotes by James A. Michener

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Arrogance quotes page about?
It's about the line between confidence and conceit, examining when self-assurance turns into something worth calling out.
Why do these quotes connect arrogance to winning and losing?
One line argues that graceful conduct matters in both victory and defeat, treating gloating or despair alike as signs of poor character.
Does this collection cover arrogance in professional settings?
Yes, one entry notes friction between certain industry attitudes and people who prefer a more grounded, technical approach to their work.
Is there a quote about someone surprising you by not being arrogant?
Yes, one line describes how a single ordinary remark from someone assumed arrogant can suddenly reveal an uncertain, more human side.
Where can I find more quotes about character and humility?
See our Character quotes for more on what shapes genuine humility.

One quote even turns the idea on its head, describing how a single ordinary remark from someone written off as arrogant can suddenly reveal an uncertain, more human side. For more on humility, see our Character and Good quotes.