Sia: Not really. I think they thought I was an attention seeker. I was tap dancing for attention right out of the—can I say the v-word? Howard: The vagina. Sia: The vagina. Howard: Right out of the vagina, you were doing your thing. Sia: Right out, I was tap dancing.
— Sia, amazon.com
Nihilism, narcissism, and hedonism are natural results of the chaotic existential subjectivism popularized by the Left. If the hallmark of the baby boomers was rebellion, the hallmark of my generation is jadedness. Nothing really matters—we’re cosmically alone.
My rank needs to be better. I’m like this close to breaking Top 50. I can taste it.
[reading Natalie/Natasha's report on him] 'Mr. Stark displays compulsive behavior.' In my own defense, that was a week ago. 'Prone to self-destructive tendencies.' I was dying. I mean, please, aren't we all? 'Textbook narcissism?' [looks at Fury askew, who returns the look] Agreed.
We can’t spend years celebrating West for his free thought then wonder why the women in his life aren’t able to rein him in.
There is no more obvious marker for self-loathing than narcissism.
Here I am, former bitch asking for your forgiveness. Please don't let the message get lost because I'm perfect physically.
Ted has been in love ever since he was a baby and saw his reflection in the bathwater.
Zach/David: [in voiceover] I always play my horn with my shirt off. Late at night, by an open window, next to a flashing neon light. I know I look good that way.
— Glenn Gordon Caron, David Addison Jr., Bruce Willis, imdb.com
That’s the thing about Narcissus, its not that he’s so fucking in love with himself, because he isn’t at all, he fucking hates himself. It’s that without that reflection looking back at him, he doesn’t exist.
You might initially mistake his devaluation as a normal cooling down phase from the honeymoon period of a new relationship. The difference is, this sudden Jekyll and Hyde character switch becomes a repeated pattern throughout your relationship and you continually bear witness to someone who disrespe…
He doesn't just use drugs, he uses people!
— Paul Abbott, Sheila Callaghan, Fiona Gallagher, Emmy Rossum, imdb.com
I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyer’s job better than any other.
In any type of relationship with a narcissist or sociopath, remember: their abusive, toxic and manipulative behavior is the problem – not you. Normal, healthy people do not go around deliberately harming others or manipulating them. In order to stay sane, you must seek outside support and validation…
You're allowed to have normal human emotions in response to a hostile situation. While you can choose better coping methods, no one exhibits 'perfect' behavior in response to chronic mistreatment.
Think about it: a wealthy, successful, articulate, empathic and beautiful woman is a “shiny object” to a narcissist or sociopath who wants some eye candy on his arm or an extra source of income. The most sadistic of these predators rejoice in taking down a particularly strong target and making her f…
The only sound I hear, the only sound in the entire world...is my heart beating.
Every drama has to be your drama or it doesn't count. Somehow, this is all about you.
— Nathan Louis Jackson, Clay Jensen, Dylan Minnette, imdb.com
She's a pure narcissist, so helping her victims is only about gaining their appreciation and dependence.
Narcissistic killers need other people to recognize their power. That's why they contact the media.