Stuck Up?

Posted on May 8, 2004 by sheila

I was thought to be “stuck up”. I wasn’t. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.

— Bette Davis

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5 Responses to Stuck Up?

  1. Dave E. says:
    May 8, 2004 at 10:13 pm

    Sheila-I think I’ll start my commonplace book with this one. I’ve been on both sides of what she means at various times in my life.

    Regards,
    Dave

  2. Rob says:
    May 8, 2004 at 10:31 pm

    Dizzy Dean said, “It ain’t braggin’ if you can back it up.”

    Same sentiment.

    Both arrogant and refreshing. I love it.

  3. Michael says:
    May 9, 2004 at 9:28 am

    Holy cats, yes.

  4. red says:
    May 9, 2004 at 2:17 pm

    Isn’t she just the best?

    As a veteran of grad school politics (acting grad school) – I can say she is spot on. There sometimes is a hostility to excellence and confidence in grad school, believe it or not. That quote got me through many a dark moment.

  5. CrabAppleLane Blog says:
    May 10, 2004 at 7:06 am

    A little irony

    I find it somewhat extraordinarily comical for someone to pound out “I yearn for the simple life” or something similar on their state-of-the-art computer and post it to the blog on their website (I’ve had a previous problem with this…

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