140 Quotes About Bragging

So how did you get this job, anyway?' I asked.'My science teacher.''Why'd he pick you?''For my brains and good looks, obviously.''Yeah, right. My social studies teacher picked me, but I can't really figure out why."'For your brains and good looks, obviously.''Um, thanks.' Had Aaron just complimented me? Wow.

It continues to impress me how fluently Americans, even immigrants like her, speak of their achievements.

Leaders don't climb hills of success with shoes of pride. They are slippery enough to bring a person down to the valley.

False humility is quite like the worst of both worlds: both that of Meekness and that of Conceit.

People who boast about their I.Q. are losers.

Many of us fight for and boast our freedom of what is ultimately the ability to prove ourselves to other people. It is unfortunate that only a few of us are so free in our joy, we no longer feel the need to prove ourselves to anyone.

Bravado may stir the crowd, but courage needs no audience.

The most beautiful women I have known had one thing in common apart from beauty: humility. It's a shame that those with less to boast about do it the most.

A session of boasting won't attract any real friends.  It will set you up on a pedestal, however, making you a clearer target.