Quotes by Hubris I feel like I'm the best actor on the planet and I also feel like I'm a fraud. I think hubris comes from insecurity. Confidence comes in a more rooted sense; part of being confident is being able to say, "I can be really shitty," and to accept that. But also not to crumble under it. Bill Skarsgard hubris insecurity thinking My briefest ever definition of science fiction is 'Hubris clobbered by Nemesis.' Brian Aldiss hubris definitions fiction I had, by thirteen, developed a sort of Taoist hubris about my ability to control via non-control. David Foster Wallace hubris thirteen ability hubris, n. Every time I call you mine, I feel like I'm forcing it, as if saying it can make it so. As if I'm reminding you, and reminding the universe: mine. As if that one word from me could have that kind of power. David Levithan hubris kind feels MSN became a quagmire, partly because of Microsoft's hubris. Donald Clark quagmire hubris microsoft Hubris and science are incompatible. Douglas Preston hubris Economists (and others) who are satisfied with nature-free equations develop a dangerous hubris about the potency of our species Garrett Hardin hubris potency dangerous Scientists in general tend to have what I would call a bit of hubris that the public do not necessarily understand. So scientists some times make claims that are misunderstood by the public. George Coyne hubris scientist misunderstood Continue to learn with humility, not hubris. Hubris is boring. Jimmy Iovine hubris boring humility It's only hubris if I fail. Julius Caesar hubris failing ifs We're all victims of our own hubris at times. Kevin Spacey hubris victim Hubris itself will not let you be an artist. Larry Wall hubris artist It's hubris to think that the way we see things is everything there is. Lisa Randall hubris way thinking Hubris calls for nemesis, and in one form or another it's going to get it, not as a punishment from outside but as the completion of a pattern already started. Mary Midgley hubris punishment patterns We're on safe ground to presume that self-interest and hubris are at the core of the rebellion. Michael S. Heiser hubris rebellion Success usually breeds a degree of hubris. Moby hubris degrees Whenever I've had success, I never learn from it. Success usually breeds a degree of hubris. When you fail, that's when you learn. Moby hubris degrees failing Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story Oliver North hubris excitement stories Hubris is one of the great renewable resources. P. J. O'Rourke hubris renewable-resources resources The top line is that hubris is a disease that comes from success. Peter Beinart hubris lines disease 12»