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Hubris Quotes

P. J. O'Rourke quote: "Hubris is one of the great renewable resources."
Hubris is one of the great renewable resources. P. J. O'Rourke
Larry Wall quote: "Hubris itself will not let you be an artist."
Hubris itself will not let you be an artist. Larry Wall
They want to be the agents, not the victims, of history. They identify with God's power and believe they are godlike. That is their basic madness. They are overcome by some archtype; their egos have expanded psychotically so that they cannot tell where they begin and the godhead leaves off. It is not hubris, not pride; it is inflation of the ego to its ultimate? confusion between him who worships and that which is worshipped. Man has not eaten God; God has eaten man. Philip K. Dick
In the same way that the picturesque designers were always careful to include some reminder of our mortality in their gardens -- a ruin, sometimes even a dead tree -- the act of leaving parts of the garden untended, and calling attention to its margins, seems to undermine any pretense to perfect power or wisdom on the part of the gardener. The margins of our gardens can be tropes too, but figures of irony rather than transcendence -- antidotes, in fact, to our hubris. It may be in the... Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan quote: "Dreams of innocence are just that; they usually depend on a..."
Dreams of innocence are just that; they usually depend on a denial of reality that can be its own form of hubris. Michael Pollan
Incumbent White House parties have won 10 of the last 18 presidential elections; the odds are tight, but they favor Obama in 2012. And so gloomy Democrats, check your despair; gleeful Republicans, watch the hubris. Jon Meacham
David R. Gergen quote: "We know that second terms have historically been marred by..."
We know that second terms have historically been marred by hubris and by scandal. David R. Gergen
David R. Gergen quote: "We've seen the hubris. And now we're seeing the scandals."
We've seen the hubris. And now we're seeing the scandals. David R. Gergen
Ancient societies had anthropomorphic gods: a huge pantheon expanding into centuries of dynastic drama; fathers and sons, martyred heroes, star-crossed lovers, the deaths of kings - stories that taught us of the danger of hubris and the primacy of humility. Tom Hiddleston
I think there's a lot of naivete and hubris within our mix of personalities. That's probably our worst crime. I keep wondering what a "mature" record means. Ian Williams
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
Larry Wall quote: "The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness,..."
The three chief virtues of a programmer are: Laziness, Impatience and Hubris. Larry Wall
Steve Albini quote: "It betrays hubris on the part of the artist to think his..."
It betrays hubris on the part of the artist to think his medium is limiting him, and I think we all recognize this. Steve Albini

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