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Arrogant Quotes

Being called arrogant can sting because it often points at something true, or something feared. These quotes explore the word from several sides: a call for national humility, a distinction between arrogance and irresponsibility in leadership, and the private worry that admitting a big dream might sound like arrogance. Together they suggest that arrogance is often more about fear than confidence.

A government can fail without being Architect of its own arrogance, choosing caution over honest priorities instead.

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.

Quotes by Tony Blair

If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country that God wants it to be.

Quotes by Tony Campolo

I would really love to work with Paul McCartney. Isn't that arrogant?

Quotes by Tina Weymouth

I wanted to be a writer from my early teenage years, but I never told anyone. Writers, in my opinion, were god-like creatures, and to say I was striving to be a writer would be incredibly arrogant.

Quotes by Tim Cahill

About Quotes

If I see someone that's too arrogant, that's not how I was raised.

Quotes by Teemu Pukki

I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant. Nothing has changed.

Quotes by Sherman Alexie

I was 24 when I was offered 'Doomwatch.' There was an option for a further series, and I turned it down. It is a wonderfully glorious thing to be unknowingly arrogant.

Quotes by Robert Powell

Not to be arrogant, but I have a lot of hits, so my phone stay ringing, but it's consistent.

Quotes by Rico Love

It sounds really arrogant, but my music's my favourite music ever. I prefer it to anyone else's.

Quotes by Richard D. James

Ambition Quotes

I'm not shy in the spotlight. I might seem austere and even arrogant, but far from it, I'm actually shy.

Quotes by Riccardo Muti

I am a little - I won't say arrogant - self-assured.

Quotes by Priyanka Chopra

If architects weren't arrogant, they wouldn't be architects. I don't know a modest good architect.

Quotes by Philip Johnson

Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant.

Quotes by Orson Welles

Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.

Quotes by Mike Schmidt

America Quotes

The executive branch has grown too strong, the judicial branch too arrogant and the legislative branch too stupid.

Quotes by Lyn Nofziger

I can be arrogant, I can be insufferable.

Quotes by Kurt Sutter

In the post-Watergate atmosphere of 1975 and 1976, the just-plain-folks personalities of both Ford and Carter seemed the perfect antidote to Nixon's arrogant, isolated presidency. But as alert history-minded readers know, Ford and Carter were both rebuffed by voters in...

Quotes by Jeff Greenfield

In Russian, ambition is a bad word. It's arrogant.

Quotes by Eugene Shvidler

I wouldn't necessarily say I'm arrogant. I'm just confident.

Quotes by Draymond Green

Architect Quotes

I was taught to be respectful and humble as a boy, and especially not arrogant.

Quotes by Diego Godin

Frequently Asked Questions

What does one quote say about national arrogance and repentance?
It argues that if a country is too arrogant or prideful to repent, it falls short of what it could be, framing arrogance as an obstacle to growth on a national scale.
How do these quotes distinguish arrogance from irresponsibility in government?
One quote pushes back on the label directly, arguing it isn't arrogant for a government to choose priorities, but it is irresponsible for one to fail to choose at all.
Why does wanting to work with a famous musician get called arrogant?
One quote poses it as a rhetorical question, wondering aloud if wanting to collaborate with a legendary artist counts as arrogance, capturing self-aware humor about ambition.
How does fear of sounding arrogant show up in these quotes?
One quote describes hiding a childhood dream of becoming a writer for years, because saying it out loud felt like it would sound incredibly arrogant.
Where can I read more about ambition without the fear of arrogance?
Explore the Ambition quotes collection for more honest reflections on chasing big goals.

Read further on related themes in Ambition quotes, or see how national identity is discussed in America quotes.