“There is no disappointment so numbing… as someone no better than you achieving more.”
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“A narcissist is someone better looking than you are.”
Gore Vidal (1925–2012) American writer
Quoted in "Vidal: 'I'm at the Top of a Very Tiny Heap,'" profile by Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times (12 March 1981), Late City Final Edition, Section C, Page 17, Column 1.
1980s
“It's far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.”
Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) American actress, model, and singer
Variant: It's far better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone — so far.
Source: On Being Blonde (2007), p. 52
“There is always someone out there getting better than you by training harder than you.”
Pelé (1940–2022) Brazilian association football player
Eric Stanley on CBS News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksYrWGivy5A <br class="br">2011
“There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.”
Banksy pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, and painter
Existencilism (2002)
“It's disappointing to know that someone can see right through you.”
Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper
Source: My Sister's Keeper
