Gore Vidal
Writer, Essayist, Playwright
"Next to "I win," "I told you so" are the sweetest words."
Smugness quotes
Smugness
8 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Matt Stone
Animator, Producer
"There's something uniquely aggravating about the smugness of liberal Hollywood."
Glenn Reynolds
Blogger, Commentator
"What's wrong with "the new elite?" Forget cultural insularity or smugness. The main problem with the "new elite" is that they're not an elite at all. That is, they aren't particularly smart, or competent."
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