He'd love to write a collection of essays on speculative fiction and, in a fit of frenzied conceitedness, his long-suffering epic fantasy sequence about a wizard who tattooed souls. ❋ Unknown (2009)
“Dear Diary, the top three least attractive qualities in a man are: patronizing me, the use of intimidation tactics, and conceitedness.” ❋ Linda Robertson (2010)
Somehow, she one-ups Kanye on the conceitedness factor here. ❋ Click Track (2010)
And by that I mean that she exhibits all the unearned conceitedness and spoiled-brat behavior that usually takes decades to really pull off properly. ❋ Unknown (2010)
His fellow winners—there were originally ten—likewise were always grotesque parodies of childish vices such as greed, selfishness, conceitedness, television addiction, or being spoiled. ❋ Donald Sturrock (2010)
“Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.” ❋ Unknown (2008)
Their preference to be alone can come across as arrogance or conceitedness, but these qualities aren’t applicable. ❋ Girlwithoutfear (2009)
Apple is the Micorosft of the 2000s only there's still this air of conceitedness and snobbery that hasn't dulled despite the increase in perception of Apple's as common. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Yeah yeah either this is conceitedness or this is optimistic. ❋ Xbettylivesx (2008)
Besides the possibility of conceitedness, this patently subjective treatment of history does pose another question about the character of the authors of the Discussion Document, which we assume are its most senior leadership: for how long have they been in SACP ranks! ❋ Unknown (2006)
"I have not the conceitedness to think that you love me, Mademoiselle," said Cayrol, humbly. ❋ Various (N/A)
In silliness and boringness and conceitedness and boastfulness and ... ' ❋ Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 (1950)
And on the contrary, is in the mean while busie with flatteries, to stir up the husband to idle imaginations and self-conceitedness; demonstrating unto him, that he is the Lord, and guide of his Wife; created to command her, and she to obey him. ❋ A. Marsh (N/A)
But, both in the lay membership and in the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church, the Negro coming into contact with the best results of modern forces, not only rises up to higher standards, but is saved from the insidious evils of conceitedness by ever seeing the vistas beyond him. ❋ Daniel Wallace [Editor] Culp (N/A)
An exterior the most pleasing, a mind and person equally fit for the representation of a court and the delight of a cottage, and above all, that sensibility, that goodness of heart, and that perfect absence of conceitedness which I value more than every other accomplishment .... ❋ George Paston (N/A)
Page 60 it is needful that we enter into and forthwith establish some orderly Christian-like government of former usage in the Church of Christ; and, being desirous to avoid all appearance of evil, by self-conceitedness, or an intent to promote or establish any new human device among us ... ... ❋ George Freeman (1922)
Assuredly the Berliner is inclined to a certain conceitedness. ❋ Unknown (1917)
To which, if there be added, as is usual, a correcting of any mistake, or a contradiction of what has been said, it is a mark of yet greater pride and self-conceitedness, when we thus intrude our selves for teachers, and take upon us either to set another right in his story, or shew the mistakes of his judgment. ❋ Unknown (1909)
Therefore the Lord purifies the Soul which he calls, and will have for himself, with the rough file of temptation, with which he polishes it from the rust of pride, avarice, vanity, ambition, presumption, and self-conceitedness. ❋ Unknown (1907)
