Jeremy Collier Quotes

Many, many people exaggerate their accomplishments, blame their failures on others, and misrepresent reality in order to make themselves look better. This behavior is ubiquitous—sometimes intentional, more often subconscious. In ordinary life, we tolerate it, mutely or not, hoping that we are not as bad as the person whose lies we are listening to.

The vain man makes a merit of misfortune, and triumphs in his disgrace.

Egotism is more like an offense, than a crime; though it is allowable to speak of yourself, provided nothing is advanced in favor; but I cannot help suspecting that those who abuse themselves are, in reality, angling for approbation.

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men.

I think I lie way too much to even know what I've lied about.

It's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind.

What hypocrites we seem to be whenever we talk of ourselves! Our words sound so humble, while our hearts are so proud.

Very thinly-veiled self glorification.

The rich and famous expect to get a lot for their story, whether they are writing it themselves or not. It's not that they need the money, of course; it's a question of ego, like catching the biggest fish.

I don't want to write a hagiography on myself. To me, that is just a waste.

I would define boastfulness to be the pretension to good which the boaster does not possess.

I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," etc., but some vain thing immediately followed.

The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie.

O vanity, mislead no more!

Authorship of any sort is a fantastic indulgence of the ego.

If vanity does not entirely overthrow the virtues, at least it makes them all totter.

Speech writers are more vulnerable to vanity than any other group of people in Washington.

In my younger years my dedication may have expressed itself egotistically.

Self-consciousness is really a form of egotism.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

Vanity can easily overtake wisdom. It usually overtakes common sense.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.