Never Be Overconfident Quotes & Sayings

was so straightforward and obvious that it sounds almost ridiculous to talk about it. — James C. Collins

Let me tell you, I am nobody's puppet. — Nydia Velazquez

Bain's view was always that C.T. — David Foster Wallace

It's true that writing is a solitary occupation, but you would be surprised at how much companionship a group of imaginary characters can offer once you get to know them. — Anne Tyler

A forecaster should almost never ignore data, especially when she is studying rare events like recessions or presidential elections, about which there isn't very much data to begin with. Ignoring data is often a tip-off that the forecaster is overconfident, or is overfitting her model - that she is interested in showing off rather than trying to be accurate. — Nate Silver

Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement. — Tony Jaa

Memphis is in a very lucky position on the map. Everything just gravitated to Memphis for years. — Steve Cropper

Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons. — Jerry Smith

Arben was large. Strong. Armed. And these, his strengths, were his greatest weaknesses.
Brute force and the ability to control others through fear and intimidation made men lazy. Overconfident. Slow.
She would never be as fast as a bullet, but in close contact, would always be faster than the hand that drew the gun. Speed was life. Speed was survival. Speed born from the will to live, from the necessity of staying one move ahead, speed carved into her psyche one sadistic knife slice after another. That which hadn't killed her had made her faster. — Taylor Stevens

That's all I was: a terrible flirt, coquettish and amusing. I had a few plus points, which kept me in everybody's good graces: I was hardworking, honest and generous. I would never have refused anyone who wanted to peek at my answers, I was magnanimous with my candy, and I wasn't stuck-up. Would all that admiration eventually have made me overconfident? — Anne Frank

Fear can cause blindness, said the girl with dark glasses, Never a truer word, that could not be truer, — Jose Saramago

Without new money, salaries wo n't be paid, the health system will stop functioning, the power network and public transport will break down, and they wo n't be able to import vital goods because nobody can pay. — Martin Schulz

My feelings for Ellen overrode all of my fear about being out as a lesbian. I had to be with her, and I just figured I'd deal with the other stuff later. — Portia De Rossi

In life; when you expect good to happen, the bad happens and when you see the bad coming, then comes the good'
'Never be overconfident about your expectations — Peter Perry

Real love and Sun have something in common; they are so bright that they don't have shadows, they are free of darkness! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I had a rope around my waist, and the rope was attached into the helicopter in case I fell off. And the shot was a shot that began with Kim Novak going out of a house and getting into a bus. Then it was supposed to go over the countryside and find a freight train on which Bill Holden was standing. And then after seeing a good look at the freight train, the camera was supposed to move up into the sky for the end credits. — Haskell Wexler

Hagrid: You're a wizard, Harry.
Harry: I'm a what? — J.K. Rowling