Sentences with word «cockiness»

But has this level of cockiness really been earned?

The opening scene in Manhattan showing Sebastian outsmarting a glib psychotherapist — which has no counterpart in the novel — seems somewhat forced and contrived, but it does set up the character's cockiness with a minimum of fuss.

Will send pics if i get to know you, cant just date me for my good looks lol confidence not cockiness:)

That he can say this, straight - faced, isn't nearly as disconcerting as the fact that he says it here, in a place about as far from the universe of blue - chip cockiness as you can get.

On the other hand, arrogance and cockiness gets you everywhere in today's game, lot's of bluffing and all, it's a showman's game out there today, 100 million pounds for Pogba is not for his footballing abilities, it has more to do with his nonchalance.

He's got a confidence that borders on cockiness, but at the same time appears to be humble enough to learn.

«I don't know [scrunching up nose], it was, like, exciting or something, passing her,» said Tiffany with a certain cockiness after the race.

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Research shows humans prefer cockiness to expertise.

But Mr. Kalanick's brashness — some would say cockiness — did not always endear him to investors, employees and others.

At this stage I was «Barthian,» I suppose, although in my anger at what I saw as illegitimate linkages between Christianity and literature, «graduate student cockiness» might be a more accurate appellation (the review of the book in The Christian Century was titled «Charming Audacity»).

At the end of those fourth quarters, LeBron radiates the sort of carefree cockiness that makes sense for one of the best players the NBA has ever seen.

He has great ability, super confidence and just enough cockiness.

Harmon will not acknowledge this, but others do: During that year, despite Harmon's strutting cockiness, he was nervous about what he was doing.

Inasmuch as alot of us fans love Shezza, I think he's his own problem.Aside his chronic cockiness, him and his dad seem to have this belief that he's irreplaceable in the Arsenal team but I think he knows better now cos he'd sit on the bench as long as Ospina keeps clean sheets and wins us 3points.

Even Stephens seemed mildly surprised, despite his prerace cockiness.

Such arrogance and cockiness!!

Harris, a short, dark - complexioned, enthusiastic and hardworking Californian, has put all his bantam cockiness, well mixed with amiability, behind this venture.

Their hair was longer, but they had that same cockiness, the same single - mindedness when it came to winning that we had back then.

Optimism begets confidence, yes, but confidence in turn begets cockiness, which begets hubris, and hubris gets torn to pieces by nemesis, usually represented by Germany.

Let's not start being over confident and cocky, I will remind you once again, Birmighman, Bradford, Blackburn, last season we nearly fcked up against Wigan and Hull in the semi and final, all due to over cockiness and arrogance.

A certain not - too - obvious cockiness can be a great asset.

In the attempt to quell cockiness (or perhaps this is indicative of a lack there of?)

In that, Iron Man's (Robert Downey Jr.) meeting with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch)-- who possesses the time stone — abounds in hilarious cockiness and witty one - liners.

Jordan display swagger that he probably learned in Creed, the Johnny Storm cockiness and the vulnerability from Fruitville Station to form this complete character study.

Craig is hamming it up and having the time of his life as a bleach - blond master of his craft, a man whose cockiness is only juuuust matched by his skill.

Batman's cockiness combined with Robin's naivety truly work together well here.

He lives him, successfully capturing that most difficult aspect of the character: the duality between the introverted dignity of Peter and the brash cockiness of his alter ego.

He gets expelled because of, you guess it, his charming cockiness.

Rudd has some charm, but what makes him pop on screen in other projects is a bit muted here, as if they didn't want Ant - Man's natural cockiness to be too similar Tony «Snarky» Stark.

Corey Stoll (This is Where I Leave You, «House of Cards») nails the crazy scientist bit injecting 100 % cockiness into the role right from the beginning.

Instead he's voiced by James Corden, who is a fine actor but he's nearly 40 and his persona is one of supreme confidence, even cockiness.

And Damon is pitch - perfect in capturing the astronaut's weary resilience, wry humor, amiable cockiness and defiant never - say - die attitude.

Hauser plays his character with such a noxious blend of juvenile delusions of grandeur, shifty - eyed paranoia and unearned cockiness that he becomes the avatar for the forces at work on America in 2017.

For this role, he loses the self - effacing humor of the charming tongue - in - cheek cockiness he brought to Romancing the Stone for the droll comedy of desperation in an once - celebrated businessman and happy husband and father who tossed in the towel of responsibility and commitment for a life of immediate gratification and paid the price: divorce, distrust and financial ruin.

I wanted to love it, but his youthful cockiness grated with me a little.

I've had so many moments where I had beaten down a huge wave of enemies only to be taken out by a lower level one due to my growing cockiness.

Travis is an interesting clash of «moe» - obsessed otaku and a sort of rock - star cockiness.

This is uniquely captured in Koons» Self - Portrait (1991) whereby a marble stature from the Made In Heaven series, that is at the far right of the gallery, shows Koons bare chested, with his head flicked back in schoolboy cockiness erupting out of broken shards.

This modesty seems out of character for Leckey, left, who still has plenty of Scouse cockiness intermingled with his London cool.

No safety driver will ever ride his car in awful cockiness.

Narcissism involves cockiness, being manipulative, selfish and vanity - a love of mirrors.

These lessons span a wide range of topics — from «how to treat others,» to «being a team player,» to «exude confidence not cockiness.»

The young Tottenham goalscoring sensation Harry Kane sounds like he is writing off Arsenal ahead of today's clash at White Hart Lane, and after 15 home wins in a row you can understand a little bit of confidence today, but when it comes to the North London Derby there is no room for cockiness.

Don't let over-confidence and cockiness get the better of you, remember the old saying «Bulls make money, bears make money but pigs get slaughtered», it's quite true.

His confidence, said to border on cockiness, has been traced to his knowledge that the only other available coach remaining out there is Rafa Benitez.

Its a bit of a worry for me, simply because its not uncommon for great athletes to have a certain cockiness or swagger to them.

A lot of people don't know that about Keith, but he's actually got a lot of cockiness.

Don't give in to the temptation (or the feeling of cockiness); it will definitely come back to haunt you around minute seven.