In preparation for my Art of Bragging mini-session at the District 2 Conference, I’m posting some great bragging quotes. Some are arrogant and some are downright crazy, Batman. And some actually get it right - showing pride without going too far, and doing so with humor.

 

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“I am the greatest.” - Muhammad Ali

 

“Met Ali he told me I’m the greatest.” - Will Smith, Gettin’ Jiggy With It

 

“Show me someone without an ego, and I’ll show you a loser.” - Donald Trump

 

“Just Give Me the Damn Ball!” - Keyshawn Johnson

 

“We’re more popular than Jesus now.” - John Lennon

 

“All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.” - Harry Truman

 

“We Try Harder” - Avis Motto

 

“Mission Accomplished” - George W. Bush

 

“My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there’s hardly any difference.” - Harry Truman

 

“I want to be Robin to Bush’s Batman.” - Dan Quayle

 

“I am invincible!” - Boris Grishenko, James Bond villain

 

“Being too good is apt to be uninteresting.” - Harry Truman

 

“All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That’s to be expected.” - Donald Trump

 

“I am woman, hear me roar!” - Reddy Helen

 

“I’m not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.” - FDR

 

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” - Harry Truman

 

“Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step the Ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never!–All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Buonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the Blue Ridge, in a trial of a thousand years.” - Abe Lincoln

 

“If you don’t tell people about your success, they probably won’t know about it.” - Donald Trump

 

“To hell with them. When history is written they will be the sons of bitches - not I.” - Harry Truman

 

“During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet” - Al Gore

 

“It’s not bragging if you can back it up” - Muhammad Ali