Sentences with phrase «one's delusions of grandeur»
These films were in stark contrast from Scorsese's work at the time, the character study of a live - at - home, celebrity - obsessed comedian with delusions of grandeur in King of Comedy and the «one crazy night in Soho» comedy After Hours — both of which met tepid results.
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Religion is archaic philosophy lost in delusions of grandeur.
Austin: It appears you are suffering from delusions of grandeur when you make these silly claims about your dreams.
Watts has delusions of grandeur on top of his Dunning - Kruger.
Contemporary Black Artist Movements: Artists Jamea Richmond - Edwards and Amber Robles - Gordon, Co-Founders of Delusions of Grandeur artist collective will speak of the relevancy, evolution and power of artist collectives and artistic movements.
It is highly presumptuous of Angus Robertson, a man with clear delusions of grandeur, to be talking about postponing the next general election.»
We believe his carefully listed reasons to believe that humanity has indeed acquired the ability to affect our planet on a grand scale, and not merely developed delusions of grandeur.
Real leaders have real companies, employees, and customers — not delusions of grandeur.
Oh man, I'm getting delusions of grandeur about a national campaign!
The «system» gets in the way of Jan's sincere delusions of grandeur when he receives a visit from a federal agent (J.B. Smoove).
Must have serious mental issues such as delusion of grandeur.
There are flashes of light — Rene (Luis Guzman), the ex-con Our Heroes go into debt with is a menacing delight with his own delusions of grandeur, and Cam's frenetic, audacious ambition blasts the plodding story line along in most unexpected ways.
The latest guitar adds numerous new gameplay elements with its new touch pad, which is similar to Rock Band's solo buttons but with more delusions of grandeur.
In 2013, when my co-founder and I started Iodine, we — like pretty much any startup — suffered from certain delusions of grandeur.
People who say that religion is B.S. does so out of convenience to merely justify their continued delusion of grandeur that they are in somehow control (and, in fact, their own God).
There are simpler methods that don't involve delusions of grandeur.
I think it is a glimpse of a private moment of a REAL person and shame on the media for trying to imply delusions of grandeur.
(2) Delusions — the patient believes that they are superior to other religious people and possess DELUSIONS of GRANDEUR to bring about world peace, and will do so eventually if asked, will expose their arrogance and superiority complex.
While all West Ham's owners in my lifetime have demonstrated an absence of true ambition, the current board, somehow, manage to combine this with contrary delusions of grandeur; at least in their public utterances.
Fans of football teams generally have high expectations for their clubs, but it is becoming apparent that some have extreme delusions of grandeur.
We'd also get on much better with our neighbours and best of all we could say goodbye to the big Britisher delusions of grandeur that keep involving us in wars.
DaVinci and Helmholtz also suffered from similar delusions of grandeur, when viewing white objects versus black.
I'm 40 something, but if I don't find «the one» then I'll just be «my one and only» because being with someone who has delusions of grandeur usually means he'll be hot trotting someone else in no time.
Although Reynolds» script sometimes slips into sentimentality and entertains the odd delusion of grandeur, the film mostly presents a spare, refreshingly clear - eyed depiction of a deadbeat's downward spiral.
He joins the pantheon of all - time movie imbeciles with warped delusions of grandeur and is responsible for several of the film's biggest laughs (see: his constant claims he works in espionage).
With her ear attuned to the self - absorbed, Kardashian wine of Generation Y, Cody constructs a character of catastrophic selfishness whose delusions of grandeur, «I'm an author of a bestselling Young Adult series», she tells people, mask the bitter disappointments of her life.
Foxcatcher is a fairly dour motion picture, with the only laughs that transpire being the uncomfortable kind, especially seeing the lengths of the Du Pont ego, or perhaps delusions of grandeur, that suggests that having the appearance of a winner is just as valid as actually winning in life.
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.
Based on a black - and - white short from two years earlier, the film centres around lawn - mowing Dignan (Owen Wilson), his desperation for acceptance and ever - so - slight delusions of grandeur.
Unbeknownst to the bright - eyed, chipper youngster, he'll be backing up a singer so dismal her husband has had to concoct a complex scheme to keep delusions of grandeur alive.
Though both are for the most part unusable on public roads to the Veyron's favor much as I despise them the quality fit and finish as well as the reliability of the Veyron vastly exceeds that of any pos coming from the bloviated pretense and delusions of grandeur Hennessey and Co.
He's not the only starry - eyed doofus who has combined delusions of grandeur with total cluelessness about the effort required to actually write a novel or screenplay and then get it in front of the public.In the thread of the same post at Writer Beware, children's author Kathleen Duey talked about the unsolicited - plot - idea people who want to share the profits 50/50.
A funny epic fantasy adventure without the usual delusions of grandeur, HERO WANTED combines fast - paced action, daring escapes, desperate battles, obligatory romance, and an overdose of ridiculousness into a rollicking heroic romp.
I have often delighted children by coercing five little frogs to try to eat five of my fingers, waving them about as each continues with ferocity and outlandish delusions of grandeur to try to devour me, finger first.
The first time I went for the position, I went through the same rollercoaster of ecstasy and possible delusions of grandeur... but I was knocked back.
The BMA announced today it recently added René Magritte's 1967 sculpture Delusions of Grandeur to its renowned collection of modern art.
Despite delusions of grandeur [«Steven Mosher is to Climategate what Woodward and Bernstein were to Watergate»] and ridiculous assertions [«He was just the right person, with just the right influence, and just the right expertise to be at the heart of the promulgation of the files»] Mr. Mosher was nothing more than a temporary go - between that he used to inflate his importance in the matter.