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In those days I was a slip of a thing with a divine figure and a face I was certain drove men wild. There is no doubt that I was the most conceited thing that ever lived. I simply adored Dagmar Godowsky and it was a

In those days I was a slip of a thing with a divine figure and a face I was certain drove men wild. There is no doubt that I was the most conceited thing that ever lived. I simply adored Dagmar Godowsky and it was a passion that has withstood the test of time.

Dagmar Godowsky
Passion, Conceited, Men
Dagmar Godowsky (1958). “First Person Plural: The Lives of Dagmar Godowsky”, Viking Adult

We are so conceited and so unproud.

D. H. Lawrence
Humility, Pride, Conceited
D.H. Lawrence (2013). “Delphi Works of D.H. Lawrence (Illustrated)”, p.1347, Delphi Classics

How do I stay confident? I just look at my accomplishments that I've made so far. It's a very conceited thing to say, of course, but I just look at everything I've done and all the fans that write letters to me. Sometimes I even look at the good YouTube comments and really pay attentions to them. I've inspired a lot of kids, and it's not every day you get to hear about that when you have this kind of career.

D-Pryde
Writing, Kids, Conceited
Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Actually, writers have no business writing about their own works. They either wax conceited, saying things like: 'My brilliance is possibly most apparent in my dazzling short story, "The Cookiepants Hypotenuse."' Or else they get unbearably cutesy: 'My cat Ootsywootums has given me all my best ideas, hasn't oo, squeezums?

Connie Willis
Writing, Cat, Conceited

He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.

Benjamin Whichcote
Wisdom, Conceited, Errors
Benjamin Whichcote (1753). “Moral and religious aphorisms collected from the manuscript papers of the reverend and learned Doctor Whichcote; and published in 1703, by Dr. Jeffery. Now re-published, with very large additions, ... by Samuel Salter, ... To which are added, Eight letter”, p.84

Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.

Benjamin Whichcote
Pride, Conceited, Self
Benjamin Whichcote (1753). “Moral and religious aphorisms collected from the manuscript papers of the reverend and learned Doctor Whichcote; and published in 1703, by Dr. Jeffery. Now re-published, with very large additions, ... by Samuel Salter, ... To which are added, Eight letter”, p.179

A direct statement about yourself is considered objective only if it is negative. If it's positive, it is considered subjective. And 'objective' means it is accurate, and 'subjective' means it is conceited self-delusion.

Barbara Sher
Mean, Conceited, Self
Barbara Sher (1979). “Wishcraft: How to Get what You Really Want”

Why no. I’m too conceited. If you want to call it that. I don’t make comparisons. I never think of myself in relation to anyone else. I just refuse to measure myself as part of anything. I’m an utter egotist.

Ayn Rand
Conceited, Thinking, Want
Ayn Rand (2011). “Ayn Rand Novel Collection”, p.750, Penguin

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