Hubris Quotes

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

We've seen the hubris. And now we're seeing the scandals. - David R. Gergen

We've gone forward with tremendous hubris. - David Goldstein

We know that second terms have historically been marred by hubris and by scandal. - David R. Gergen

Tragically, two years ago, we came once more to realize that we had let our guard down. We became lost in our hubris and learned once more the terrible price that must be paid for our failures. In that accident, we not only lost seven colleagues, we lost seven friends. - Charles Camarda

To say this is the last day of the bear market would be an act of hubris. - Paul McCulley

There was this great sense of hubris that America and Galveston -- Galveston in particular --was going places, could do no wrong... Isaac's Storm. - Erik Larson

There are plenty of Republicans who have voiced objections about the way the White House has handled relations, not just Democrats. There's a level of arrogance and hubris that members find mystifying. The president has utterly failed to conduct business adequately with members on the Hill. It's 'my way or the highway.'? - Jim Manley

Their hubris was amazing. But are supposedly nice people really all that different now? The ability to misuse another person and then find reasons to excuse it is a universal human trait. - Scott Nolte

The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris. - Larry Wall