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Vladimir Nabokov Novelist
Cocky

"Discussion in class, which means letting twenty young blockheads and two cocky neurotics discuss something that neither their teacher nor they know."

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Lamar Odom Basketball Player
Cocky

"You want to remain hungry and stay in a good place as a competitor; at the same time, you want to be confident but not cocky. You have to realize that you can lose. We have to stay hungry, because losing is the worst thing that can happen now. That's a road we don't want to go down."

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Mao Zedong Politician, Revolutionary
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"Some people have read a few Marxist books and think themselves quite learned but what they have read has not penetrated, has not struck root in their minds, so that they do not know how to use it and their class feelings remain as of old. Others are very conceited and having learned some book-phrases, think them terrific and are very cocky; but whenever a storm blows up, they take a stand very different from that of the workers and the majority of the peasants. They waver while the latter stand firm, they equivocate while the latter are forthright."

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Michael Johnson Athlete
Cocky

"Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match my shimmering footwear."

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Dale Carnegie Author, Speaker
Cocky

"People say I'm cocky, but am I supposed to sit here and be insecure and not know where my future's going or not realize that moviemaking is the greatest thing to happen to me?"

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Mischa Barton Actress
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"I like guys who are confident but not cocky, who are comfortable with themselves, and who know what they want."

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Shabazz Muhammad Basketball Player
Cocky

"I'm not cocky at all. You ask anybody, I'm one of the nicest guys. I try to be as humble as I can, but if you work hard, sometimes you know that you earned more respect."

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Peter Andre Singer, Television Personality
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"Not saying I rate myself lots now, but I rate myself more because I've been exercising. I'd say a six now. Just above average. There are a lot of good-looking people out there, you see, so more than six is getting a bit cocky."

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Ezra Miller Actor
Cocky

"I was a cocky kid, and I felt like I was an adult at, like, 9. I think that's because my parents always treated me as an adult."

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Drake Rapper, singer, songwriter
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"That was your bad, how could you pass up on em? He just take them records and he gas up on em."

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Drake Rapper, singer, songwriter
Cocky

"Finally here, Imma star with the timing. My swagger is chill and my flow is reclining."

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