This is the actor's hubris, to imagine the world possessed of a single, avid eye fixed solely and always on him. From LearnThat.org. [John Banville]
I know, I know, indulging in hubris is something heretofore unknown among writers on the internet. From Wordnik.com. [October 2005] Reference
Those who know me that my hubris is a personality flaw. From Wordnik.com. [A Plea From APEX Digest...] Reference
The hubris is so thick you could cut it with a knife. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Fox News: “Are ‘Scoops’ More Important To Media Than Stopping Terror?”] Reference
Timmy your hubris is dripping from each word you typed. From Wordnik.com. [Israeli TV airs call to father after children killed « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
Thank you for reminding me that hubris is a poor trait in a person. From Wordnik.com. [when you read a question and then go to answer it, do you also look at the other peoples profiles that answer...and if so do you] Reference
I am an independent and believe that hubris is a nonpartisan affliction. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: I think that about sums it up] Reference
If you want to know how that hubris is fed watch the "Indoctrination Video.". From Wordnik.com. [Bryan Singer's Valkyrie Gets Moved to 2009 « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Yet, hubris is saying that our MIC is not big enough and must be strengthened. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Senate Budget Committee Proposes Slashing State And Foreign Aid Budgets While Increasing Pentagon Funding] Reference
Maybe CCO will realise this, but I suspect yet again hubris will lead to nemesis. From Wordnik.com. [Can I have that but in blue please] Reference
What gets me about all this hubris, is that it is said with such a straight face. From Wordnik.com. [DNC calls GOP fundraising letter 'shameful'] Reference
It seems to be a recurring theme, and doubtless why the word hubris was invented. From Wordnik.com. [The Atheist in Church] Reference
If anything, his great hubris is that he can't differentiate or prioritize his loyalties. From Wordnik.com. [busy busy busy] Reference
First, I don't think SP can define "hubris" - hence the deer in the headlights thingie. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
His hubris will be the death of everyone but him, damnit. From Wordnik.com. [A Tragedy In Three Acts (St. Petersburg Blues)] Reference
That's called hubris and it's the beginning of our problems. From Wordnik.com. [Enterprise Strategies] Reference
Mr. IFTIKHAR: ... then it does become an exercise in hubris. From Wordnik.com. ['Shop Talk': Should Kendrick Meek Stay In Florida Senate Race?] Reference
Sadly, the level of Cunningham’s hubris is Nixonian or Kennedyesque. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » A handy list] Reference
The human cost of his hubris is a war crime and he should be prosecuted. From Wordnik.com. [A Force of One] Reference
Gore’s hubris is so blatantly obvious that the passage needs no exegesis. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Endgame] Reference
What's monumental is the Judge's hubris, which isn't helped by a fawning media. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution News & Views] Reference
His hubris should be his undoing and I hope he faces a strong challenger come his next election. From Wordnik.com. [Real Democrats Must Burn Down the DLC, To Keep It From Burning Them] Reference
Trying to quote and reply to two different posts at once: clearly my hubris has been my downfall. From Wordnik.com. [Out of Context Ad Challenge – The Bleat.] Reference
The hubris is unmatched. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Obama on health insurance] Reference
Obama's hubris is amazing. From Wordnik.com. [Obama on health care reform debate: 'TV loves a ruckus'] Reference
This guy's hubris is colossal!. From Wordnik.com. [Spitzer wants to run again] Reference
The hubris is still there, though. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » McCain refuses to condemn Palin’s ‘reload’ rhetoric.] Reference
This is the kind of hubris that undermines civilizations. From Wordnik.com. [Bush's Hot Air on Global Warming] Reference
That kind of hubris has now landed Gingrich in deep trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Newt On The Hot Seat] Reference
But that kind of hubris isn't unprecedented in the poetry world. From Wordnik.com. [John Lundberg: Ranking The Best Poets Ever] Reference
Not a sheep: Gordon "hubris" Brown skip to main | skip to sidebar. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon "hubris" Brown] Reference
I got the impression that she did not know what "hubris" even meant. From Wordnik.com. [Charlie Gibson On Palin's Decision To Run: "Didn't That Take Some Hubris?"] Reference
It is this kind of hubris that has ruled Washington for too long now. From Wordnik.com. [Hammering Home The Point, The Delay Era Passes] Reference
Your picture was next to the definition of "hubris" in the dictionary. From Wordnik.com. [See, Kirk is not for changing course in Iraq after all] Reference
That's -- I'm just pointing out that this is a kind of hubris in a way. From Wordnik.com. [Profiles in Character: Hubris and Heroism in the U.S. Senate, 1789-1990] Reference
It's that kind of hubris that will ultimately cost him this competition. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Bender: Your Move, Jake Gyllenhaal] Reference
And if she understood the meaning of "hubris" she might not have agreed. From Wordnik.com. [CBS To Air More Footage Of Couric Interviewing Palin This Week] Reference
It was that kind of hubris that led to catastrophe -- with such senseless casualties. From Wordnik.com. [Nigel Hamilton: Bush At War] Reference
I hope this kind of hubris is not the case, but for this administration it is very possible. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » 2009 » April] Reference
And using the word "hubris" was certainly not meant to signify uppity-ness, as some have claimed. From Wordnik.com. [Lisa Solod Warren: Obama, Woods, Racism and Me] Reference
This war is wrong but this kind of hubris will do our anti-war message a lot more damage than good. From Wordnik.com. [Office Arrests: The Shame of John Conyers] Reference
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