Hubris quotes
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Hubris and science are incompatible.
-- Douglas Preston -
Economists (and others) who are satisfied with nature-free equations develop a dangerous hubris about the potency of our species
-- Garrett Hardin -
It's hubris to think that the way we see things is everything there is.
-- Lisa Randall -
Hubris calls for nemesis, and in one form or another it's going to get it, not as a punishment from outside but as the completion of a pattern already started.
-- Mary Midgley -
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Success usually breeds a degree of hubris.
-- Moby -
Whenever I've had success, I never learn from it. Success usually breeds a degree of hubris. When you fail, that's when you learn.
-- Moby -
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 -
The Modern Self must confront the shadow of hubris.
-- Richard Tarnas -
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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 -
We're on safe ground to presume that self-interest and hubris are at the core of the rebellion.
-- Michael S. Heiser -
The top line is that hubris is a disease that comes from success.
-- Peter Beinart -
MSN became a quagmire, partly because of Microsoft's hubris.
-- Donald Clark -
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Scientists in general tend to have what I would call a bit of hubris that the public do not necessarily understand. So scientists some times make claims that are misunderstood by the public.
-- George Coyne
