See the man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:7 – Bible
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As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo of our ancestors, the virgin America, has been abandoned. We have fallen in love with our own image, with images of our making, which turn out to be images of ourselves. – Daniel J. Boorstin
Vanity, I am sensible, is my cardinal vice and cardinal folly; and I am in continual danger, when in company, of being led an ignis fatuus chase by it. – John Adams
In literary composition a well-chosen quotation lights up the page like a fine engraving… – William Francis Henry King, “Introduction,” Classical and Foreign Quotations, 18
Skinniness is not your friend when youre over 40. Id like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I was young. When I started to make movies, I couldnt look at myself. – Ellen Barkin
Thank God were not like America. Everyone wants to look like theyre 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women I think men revere older women. – Francesca Annis
Im against big bureaucracy in Washington making health care decisions. I just have an aversion to bureaucrats. But its not just government bureaucrats. I dont like HMO bureaucrats and insurance company bureaucrats either. – Gary Bauer