Petersburg, and, besides, Moscow was known for being populated by pushy, conceited, obnoxious people.

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Why encumber themselves with this pushy, opinionated, conceited, publicity-seeking soixante-huitard (sixty-eighter) and a German, to boot?

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Cristiano has nothing to do with the conceited image everybody has of him.

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There is a good chance that seven out of ten people you admire most in world history were conceited.

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On the other hand, conceited and haughty minded fools are generally ignored and avoided by those luminaries who could provide sound advice and counsel.

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She did apologize for her drunken rant, but she still said those things, and now people are praising her for being utterly conceited.

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When the memorial was first unveiled, a Washington Post columnist noted that the quote inscribed on the side of the edifice made King sound "conceited".

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But after all, a free press also has a noneconomic value in society, and journalists are at least as conceited as educators about their public importance.

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Things up above were pure and shining and smooth, and were held aloft, like the ladies in the Renaissance romances, by the conceited self-knowledge of their perfection.

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If nothing else, reflect on this: as the century shows, it is a humbler way of going about things than by following the conceited blueprints of politicians, the hubris of monopolistic businessmen, or the arrogance of scientists.

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