Complacency is a continuous struggle that we all have to fight.
I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it's so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
Confidence quickly curdles into arrogance; smarts turn to smugness, charm turns to smarm.
San Franciscans have a bond of self-satisfaction bordering on smugness.
The higher up, the harder the fall.
Next to "I win," "I told you so" are the sweetest words.
There's something uniquely aggravating about the smugness of liberal Hollywood.
What's wrong with "the new elite?" Forget cultural insularity or smugness. The main problem with the "new elite" is that they're not an elite at all. That is, they aren't particularly smart, or competent.
