Narcissism Quotes

Hate is the complement of fear and narcissists like being feared. It imbues them with an intoxicating sensation of omnipotence.

Secularism breeds narcissism. There is nothing higher to live for, so you live for you

All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.

Politics has become infused with narcissism in America.

Courage is impulsive; it is narcissism tempered with nihilism.

Intellectuals are hindered on the way to being, by their narcissism.

I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity.

I don't know if it's naivete or just narcissism, but I start out with this notion that I can do anything. It's not until I get into it that I realize what I've thrown myself into, and then I will do anything not to humiliate myself. And that, I think, is the secret to my success.

It's entirely possible to function as a free-thinking individual without succumbing to narcissism. This can be tricky at times, I suppose, but then so can the tango - particularly if you're dancing alone.

Withhold admiration from a narcissist and be disliked. Give it and be treated with indifference.

I think a lot of self-importance is a product of fear. And fear, living in sort of an un-self-examined fear-based life, tends to lead to narcissism and self-importance.

The narcissist enjoys being looked at and not looking back.

The idea of narcissism, essentially, is and will be accepted as a virtue.

Egotism is the art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see.

Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life in his own terms.

Never underestimate the narcissism of a writer.

When you are 18, 19, 20, you're used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image.

He's satisfied with himself. If you have a soul you can't be satisfied.

[Donald] Trump's narcissism seems to be reflected in his need to be liked and treated positively.

What will the world be quite overturned when you die?

The clarity of gender makes possible the human dialectic. Let the lines of balanced tension go slack and the structure dissolves into the ooze of androgyny and narcissism.

No one has probably helped me more with my narcissism than my dog.

Narcissism really spreads its wings and soars on twitter. It's like watching a dragon hatch and learn to fly.

I ended my Twitter account a week after I got on the show. I felt like, "This is not a good tool for me to keep my narcissism at bay," so I cut it off.

My vanity and narcissism will never let me go too far.