Mark Goulston Quotes

Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.

Success can set the table for tragedy if the victors are not careful.

In general, pride is at the bottom of all great mistakes.

In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.

I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.

The minute you start believing your own success, you're on the road to ruin.

I was an arrogant man. I not only thought I could manage my life without help, I wanted it that way. I had best-selling books and a TV show and movie contracts; I felt invincible, secure in the thought that everything was my doing. And then, like all arrogant men, I came to stumble.

I got ideas above my station, and I made mistakes.

I was unbeatable - until I wasn't.

Success tempts many to their ruin.

We've seen a lot of people self-destruct because of a small taste of success.

Be careful of success; it has a dark side.

The minute I get a big head and start acting like the big man on campus, it's all downhill from there.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

Stupidity combined with arrogance and a huge ego will get you a long way.

If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

I truly believed that other people in my position didn't make mistakes; I couldn't see that everybody makes them, even people with great experience.

Men trip not on mountains they trip on molehills.

When I'm considering an idea, and there is an element of hubris involved, I generally feel comfortable that it's going to be a good story. Pride goeth before a fall. It's an element of a lot of big stories.

My biggest problem is overconfidence.

The minute you think, 'I have done it' or 'I know what is happening,' you will start to go down.

The biggest victories can lead to the greatest foolishness.

When you are too confident, that's when you hurt yourself.

I think once you start to think that you're the man, and you know it all, and your style is unbeatable and stuff like that, that's when you get caught and clipped and get humbled really fast.

You can sometimes get the big head and overlook things.