How hard it is for Americans, even Americans of goodwill, not to consider themselves the center of the universe. —Simone de Beauvoir More about this quote Tags: USA americans self-centeredness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to the universe. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. When you’re unhappy, you get to pay a lot of attention to yourself. You get to take yourself oh so very seriously. —Tom Robbins in Jitterbug Perfume More about this quote Tags: happiness universe self-centeredness attitude unhappiness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
When science finally locates the center of the universe, some people will be surprised to learn they're not it. —Bernard Bailey More about this quote Tags: science self-centeredness conceit surprise Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved. —Michel de Montaigne More about this quote Tags: belief self-centeredness praise Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person. —Mark Twain More about this quote Tags: politics knowledge self-centeredness politeness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email