Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
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Humility is no substitute for a good personality.
Humility was an important part of the way I grew up. And I found that to be less common when I moved to California. That's not to say humble people don't exist there, but ambition seems really important.
Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.
I don't think I've become arrogant. I'm pretty much the same person. I think the world has changed. I think I'm pretty consistent. Because you stick to what you believe does not make you arrogant.
This arrogance thing... I've had that my whole life. I flip between, 'Oh really? Oh, thank you. Wow. That's amazing' and, 'Yeah! Of course I am.' They're both varying degrees of a self-defence mechanism. It can be from minute to minute that I change.
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.
If I had any humility I would be perfect.
Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.
Humility is nothing else but a right judgment of ourselves.
I like to think that my arrogance, impetuosity, impatience, selfishness and greed are the qualities that make me the lovable chap I am.
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