Reports have said that the arrogance (vanity) turned off many of the Olympic voters. I suspect that Rio would have gotten the Olympics anyhow (there has never been one in South America); but being the first country voted out was an embarrassment.
It takes some arrogance to be successful as a politician; but I long for the class of Bush II. It is alright to be vain if you are good or have accomplished something, but not if your only accomplishment is being elected to political office against an unpopular opponent & a disliked President.
“You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.” Steffi Graf
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities. DAVID HUME
He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow. GEORGE ELIOT
arrogant (adj) having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities : he's arrogant and opinionated
ORIGIN late Middle English : via Old French from Latin arrogant- ‘claiming for oneself,’ from the verb arrogare (see arrogate ).
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