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Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you.

I am not overconfident.

I sometimes have an over-confidence that can be viewed as arrogance.

We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.

If we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that sometimes our assumptions and preconceived notions are wrong, and therefore, our interpretation of events is incorrect. This causes us to overreact, to take things personally, or to judge people unfairly.

Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows.

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly.

When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment to discover plain truths or to reject absurdities and palpable contradictions.

There is a very thin line between confidence and arrogance.

Judgment is very easy, but I think, on the whole, professional critics maybe see too much, and compare too much, and forget the joy of actually looking and contemplating for its own sake.