Sentences with phrase «for egotistical»

They seem interested in having a large following (perhaps for egotistical reasons) but not reciprocating.

In Sophie Goodhart «s intentionally lackadaisical comedy My Blind Brother, Nick Kroll sharpens his post-television presence as unambitious deadbeat Bill whose doomed purpose in life is to be a seeing - eye underdog for his egotistical handicapable brother Robbie (Adam Scott).

Coming into Kill Bill, many people will have a good deal of negative feelings stored up for the egotistical filmmaker responsible, as well as the fact that Miramax is going to make us pay twice in order to see the whole movie.

All of the comments condemn this article for the egotistical, insecure, unintelligent rubbish that it is.

Not exact matches

The successful see through egotistical positioning and intimidation, have no need to engage in embellishing because their success speaks for itself.

It doesn't bother me in the least that I won't have to sit worshiping at the feet of some egotistical deity for all eternity, or try to make some demon feel good about himself.

God, if he existed at all, would not allow such egotistical people such as you to spread his «word» it would be bad for business.

Don, for principled (or egotistical) reasons, has occasionally done mischief to everyone's finances — above all, as Bert notes, when his fit of pique at a Jaguar exec blew up the agency's public offering, «cost [ing Joan] a million dollars» in Season Six.

To be THAT maniacally egotistical to even BEGIN to presume you «know for certain» even the first little thing.

In verses 1 - 3 we see a selfish and egotistical tyrant who caused a lot of problems for Mary and Joseph.

If we are struck by Francesca's courteous speech, we note that she is also in the habit of blaming others for her own difficulties; if we admire Farinata's magnanimity, we also note that his soul contains no room for God; if we are wrung by Pier delle Vigne's piteous narrative, we also consider that he has totally abandoned his allegiance to God for his belief in the power of his emperor; if we are moved by Brunetto Latini's devotion to his pupil, we become aware that his view of Dante's earthly mission has little of religion in it; if we are swept up in enthusiasm for the noble vigor of Ulysses, we eventually understand that he is maniacally egotistical; if we weep for Ugolino's piteous paternal feelings, we finally understand that he, too, was centrally (and damnably) concerned with himself, even at the expense of his children.

Just because we are so very ignorant of the big picture and often only want to see it in our own egotistical self centered way, does not mean it has a lot to answer for; it only means we need to grow up and try to understand the big picture more than we usually do.

People are asked for their credentials... if they don't provide them, they are accused of being posers; and if they do provide them, they are accused of being braggarts and «egotistical jerks».

For a very long time of concerted thought, it was my belief that «evil» was simply the random egotistical aggregation worldwide of personal weaknesses, mostly to do with fear, pain, greed or just for some an innate bastardFor a very long time of concerted thought, it was my belief that «evil» was simply the random egotistical aggregation worldwide of personal weaknesses, mostly to do with fear, pain, greed or just for some an innate bastardfor some an innate bastardry.

Hence in social terms the disorderly turmoil of individuals pursuing conflicting and egotistical aims; and, on the national scale, the chaos of armed conflict in which, for want of a better object, the excess of accumulated energy is destructively released... «Idleness, mother of all vices.»

You and everyone one else with your closed - minded, egotistical, racist, bigoted views disgust me to no end and make me fear for the future of our great country... the only thing that gives me hope is that someday, whether it be before God or some sort of act of Karma or whatever it may be, you will be judged.

They point to these as egotistical blind alleys filled with danger for the seeker.

In our egotistical times, it is easy — even for believers — to forget that we are created for purposes that we do not have the power to define or to decide.

And we will be teaching our children to tell your children that they are weak minded individuals for believing in the most arrogant and egotistical religion that ever hit the face of the planet...

The only thing worse than your idea of hell, is the notion of spending eternity with a being so bloody egotistical and self - serving that he would deny someone entrance to your «Kingdom of Heaven» simply for not believing; lest they be a good person or not.

Alright, theo - nazis, time for you to do what you do best - get angry... I'd love to hear some condescending, egotistical, snarky, holier - than - thou sentiments.

Jennifer Wright Knust is just another self - professed egotistical interpretor of the Bible and has absolutely no basis for disstorting the truth for her own pride.

Very good points and I concur with your non-adoption of any religion — one day, maybe, the world will wake up and see all these religions for what they are — egotistical power players in the business of convincing people the «boogyman» is real and by giving them your goods, money, life — «they» will protect you from said boogyman — been going on forever since the first priest figured out that the boogyman was power.

They said the Sonics wouldn't put out for him because he was egotistical and uncompromising.

Sanchez a great player, but i do not like his attitude, Sanchez is an Egotistical player, and his first point of view comes from (I, him), not the team, although many blames the coach our 5th position for me is owed to by Ozil and Sanchez attitude.

Some feel he could improve if the egotistical Portuguese forward were sold (another rumour that seems to have some weight to it as the summer approaches) but Real have little reason to believe they should offloaded their superstar with nearly 300 goals in just six seasons to make way for a player who had one truly outstanding season... two years ago for Tottenham Hotspur.

Players who wants to play for each other and not the egotistical money hungry stars that we had.

think the majority on here are glad to see the back of Ade for the simple reason that he was a lazy egotistical rip off merchant and not that good a player after all.

Yet the take home message for the midwife will be that OBs are hostile to homebirths for their own egotistical reasons and worried about her taking away their business...

Ivor Bulmer - Thomas, «Too big for his boots» Mocking Harold Wilson's claim that half his classmates were too poor for shoes, Bulmer - Thomas» quip at the 1949 Conservative conference implied Wilson was somewhat egotistical: «If ever he went to school without any boots it was because he was too big for them».

«This is insane, this is arrogant, and this is absurd,» council member Charles Barron, the founder of the a black and Latino led Freedom Party, said at the protest, calling Bloomberg's «private public search» for the appointee both egotistical and oxymoronic.

He added that people «struggling to feed their families» or find a school for their children would «not welcome his egotistical boasting».

«I have a passion for public service, I can't explain why, it's not about fulfilling some egotistical notion inside of me, it's not about having to see my face on a website or having to see my name on a sign,» Castorina said after he was voted unanimously to be the candidate.

Lord Mandelson was today accused by a former cabinet colleague of self - indulgent arrogance and running the party for more than a decade as a tool to engage in egotistical faction fights that only demoralised the party and the electorate.

The study of human evolution, Tattersall notes, holds «a special fascination for human beings, who, of course, are a very egotistical species.»

Free the soul by being who YOU want to be and not use power positions to further enhance your own egotistical feelings of superiority, or conversely, speak up for yourself when confronted with these kinds of demands.

Lookin for a quality human who values themselves is honest loyal has excellent self care and love, intelligent strange wit loves the earth creative wierd can make me laugh sensitive lover, appreciates beauty and wisdom spirituality but not egotistical having walked through many fires.

The same year that he delivered his Oscar turn as reporter Mike Connor in The Philadelphia Story and Mr. Kralik in Ernst Lubitsch's classic The Shop Around the Corner, he also played a seemingly simple country writer who becomes an egotistical alcoholic in the very strange No Time For Comedy — an unintentionally apt title — opposite Rosalind Russell.

Above all else, though, he's an egotistical prick and a misanthrope, someone who spends the first ten minutes of the movie berating an ex-girlfriend for being late to a meeting and an ex-friend for being a failed writer who didn't want it enough (that friend, by the way, is in a wheelchair), and he only gets worse as the film goes on.

After years of experimentation, Dr. Sebastian Caine, a brilliant but arrogant and egotistical scientist working for the Defense Department, has successfully transformed mammals to an invisible state and brought them back to their original physical form.

Robert Klein should get special mention for a nice portrayal of the egotistical director, and Jan - Michael Vincent also shines in a subdued performance that casts him as a rival, but never in an obvious way.

The story gets underway when the titular sports agent (Cruise), has a crisis of conscience (inspired, reportedly, by Jeffrey Katzenberger «s memo at Disney), gets fired, and sets up his own company, with only faithful single - mom secretary Dorothy (Renee Zellwegger), her adorable son (Jonathan Lipnicki) and one client, Rod Tidwell (an Oscar - winning Cuba Gooding Jr), an egotistical, underperforming wide - receiver along for the ride.

The same goes for Grant, who plays the egotistical English Buchanan with a suave, dark comedic twinge.

But a long planned trip to the East Coast for a college trip with his son exposes Brad as a self - centered, egotistical narcissist.

He's incredibly egotistical and mouthy which could be off - putting for some, but the target audience will holler with laughter.

Edward Norton overwhelms as the egotistical replacement, a Broadway legend named Mike, who brings talent to match his ego and an intensity to make things real that has him changing Thomson's script, making a play for Thomson's daughter (Emma Stone, never better) and screwing up the first night of previews when his character's booze is just water.

The same goes for when megalomaniac Tony Stark / Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) converses with the egotistical temperament of sorcerer Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch).

Both films leaned on strong ensembles, keeping different sorts of funny people busy and wittily deployed, complementing Ferrell's knack for clueless, brainless, egotistical confidence.

For those reasons, I admit an initial reluctance to buy into «Billions,» Showtime's new drama (premiering Sunday) about a wildly successful and egotistical hedge - fund master (Damian Lewis) who is relentlessly pursued by an equally egotistical U.S. attorney (Paul Giamatti).

Hell of an egotistical move to feature so many accomplished thespians and give them a single line of dialogue at a dinner table, for example.