"I was a cocky kid, and I felt like I was an adult at, like, 9. I think that's because my parents always treated me as an adult." ~ Ezra Miller
"I went to a funeral recently, and they handed out Kleenex before the funeral. Which I thought was cocky." ~ Mike Birbiglia
"I learned how to play the music working with my dad. Because in the beginning I was super excited, I had this gig, I was a kid, I got cocky and didn't want to take lessons." ~ Eric Hernandez
"I'm a real stubborn person. I'm still humble, not too cocky, but I'm big headed. I know what I wanna do and I know how I wanna do it and I know what needs to be done." ~ Schoolboy Q
"The only thing I wish I could figure out is how I got misunderstood regarding the type of person I really am and what I accomplished." ~ Rickey Henderson
"Why would I ever get cocky? I'm not saving anybody's life." ~ Jennifer Lawrence
"When you're playing for 30 people and you're jumping around stage, screaming, getting in peoples faces and acting cocky you're kind of poking fun at yourself." ~ Girl Talk
"At 20, you're cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong." ~ Simon Cowell
"I don't want people to get the impression that I just got money and now I'm cocky, because I'm not. I'm just a little overly confident." ~ ASAP Rocky
"There are too many false things in the world, and I don't want to be a part of them. If you say what you think, you're called cocky or conceited. But if you have an objective in life, you shouldn't be afraid to stand up and say it. In the second grade, they asked us what we wanted to be. I said I wanted to be a ball player and they laughed. In the eighth grade, they asked the same question, and I said a ball player and they laughed a little more. By the eleventh grade, no one was laughing." ~ Johnny Bench
"When I leave I always come right back here. The young spitter that everybody in rap fear." ~ Drake
"Finally here, Imma star with the timing. My swagger is chill and my flow is reclining." ~ Drake
"Women have a passion for mathematics. They divide their age in half, double the price of their clothes, and always add at least five years to the age of their best friend." ~ Marcel Achard
"You start out happy that you have no hips or boobs. All of a sudden you get them, and it feels sloppy. Then just when you start liking them, they start drooping." ~ Cindy Crawford
"Nick Cannon or Will never did it this ill." ~ Drake
"I swear these niggas gassed up, even though the price is high. I could own half as much clothing and be twice as fly." ~ Drake
"There he is, a woman's living, breathing fantasy, doing his slow, cocky turn, spiky black hair, darkly tanned chest, dimpled smile-killer smile-all in the package of Remington Tate. He's perfection itself, and a new surge of hormones sweeps through me as I do what the rest of the crowd does and take in his visual, so blatantly on display in those low riding boxing shorts and so strikingly sexy, he becomes the center of my attention. The center. Of my. World." ~ Katy Evans
"When I was very young, biology, the diversity of life, was one of my main interests. I know there's this image people have that I'm this spoiled, cocky punk of an actor. Honestly, that's not who I am. I really care that so many species have been wiped out, like genocide of entire races. I believe in the divine right of all species to survive on this planet. So I decided I want to be active as an environmentalist. I learned. I asked experts. I got active." ~ Leonardo DiCaprio
"My father taught me to be independent and cocky and free thinking, but he could not stand it if I disagreed with him." ~ Sara Maitland
"[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart aleck--' [Opal] 'Was?' [J] 'Be quiet. I'm telling a story here." ~ Maria V. Snyder
"At once, it’s clear I cannot gush. We try me playing cocky, but I just don’t have the arrogance. Apparently, I’m too “vulnerable” for ferocity. I’m not witty. Funny. Sexy. Or mysterious By the end of the session, I am no one at all." ~ Suzanne Collins
"NEVER! Never, Marge! I can't live the button-down life like you. I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles! Sure, I might offend a few of the bluenoses with my cocky stride and musky odors -- oh, I'll never be the darling of the so-called 'City Fathers' who cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about "What's to be done with this Homer Simpson?!" ~ Matt Groening
"Dylan, this is my friend, Sadie, I told you about.” He looked at me and gave me a slow smile. “Amanda said you were at school last year. How did I miss you?” he asked, his smile turning into a cocky grin. Before I could think of anything to say, Amanda cleared her throat, again and said, “And this is her date tonight, Jax Stone." ~ Abbi Glines
"Dr. Everest, got up and gave us a little pep talk. Mostly it boiled down to the fact that it was autumn, and everyone was back, and while that was a great thing, people better not get cocky or misbehave or he'd personally kill us all. He didn't actually say those words, but that was the subtext." ~ Maureen Johnson
"I'm not sure about the parties. But whatever they have in Korea, that's bad." ~ Justin Bieber
"Everywhere I've been, I've been the best player. I love being a leader, and I love being the best. I just want to get better. It's not about being cocky or selfish or anything like that. It's just how I am." ~ LeBron James
"Runnin' this game for five years, guess that's why my feet hurt." ~ Nicki Minaj
"My fans are really loud but they are great. I've never liked someone so much to go up and scream that loud." ~ Justin Bieber
