| 单词 | self-important |
| 例句 | Our only hope for survival might be in building cities deep underground like the one Dad said the army built to protect the president and all the self-important government people. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The senior staff, conferring in self-important groups at the corridor intersections, were nursing a secret. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I might’ve handled the clerk with a softer touch, but Emma had no patience for the self-important authority of petty bureaucrats. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The earth would crack and swallow this glittering, self-important place before I would show a trace of despair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jean Louise watched his self-important little face and almost laughed when she reflected that the South was indeed pitiless to reward its public servants with extinction. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Barbarossa looked very self-important before plucking a hair from his nostril. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Now, grandchildren, when I say we were proud I do not mean that we became self-important. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The house fell silent a moment, before Yoyo heard, far off, the gun blasts and explosions, the serious, self-important voices of newscasters reporting their TV war. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Ramon spoke in the self-important tone of one who likes being a conveyor of news. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z At my son’s high school graduation a week earlier, I had listened as a self-important cable news commentator droned on for thirty minutes about the future of the media in a digital world. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “You must think I’m nuts. And even if those pills work, look what they’re supposed to do. From what I can tell, ‘cured’ means being a jealous, self-important, whiny little ugly- brain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I knew loads about Jesse—he loved baths but hated hot tubs, he listened to self-important indie music, cologne made his eyes puffy, he never washed his jeans—but Diego was an enigma. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z It ticked in a satisfied and self-important way, as if it had managed to solve some difficult problem. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z They studied the way Pete blew his nose, that they might get it right; they studied his sneeze, his laugh, the self-important way he flipped through his calendar. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, the evening news puzzled her, a litany of fires and shootings, because she was used to NTA news, where self-important army officers cut ribbons or gave speeches. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I don't like you because you're arrogant and self-important. You could be so much better than you are, but you're too selfish to see it.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He came toward them at a self-important clip with an attache case under his arm. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Cabot Searcy suddenly found himself consumed by self-important thoughts as to how he could single-handedly save mankind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Somehow, the barbers always became self-important, thinking of themselves as tough, no-nonsense guys because they cut the hair of tough, no-nonsense guys every day. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Those self-important women gained local immortality for the blandest, the most timid of eccentricities—walking a cat on a dog’s lead, riding about on a man’s bike, being seen with a sandwich in the street. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The intro to Star Trek: Discovery, for instance, is as toweringly self-important as anything since the first series of The Leftovers. 'Destruction of the most satisfying kind': in praise of Netflix's 'skip intro' button 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Overly sombre and self-important, it does at least attempt to explore what it would entail for a life to be defined by the joyless pursuit of emotionless sex. Are you a female movie character? Are you promiscuous? Things won’t end well for you … 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z It's what separates the self-important Russell Crowes from, say, the self-effacing Bill Patersons. The Secret Actor on 'look at me' syndrome 2013-05-19T19:00:02Z But I love them because they are the unglamorous, self-important, hysterically ridiculous sound of being a teenage girl. This week's new singles 2010-12-11T00:07:00Z When it was published, the National Rifle Association responded with a tweet: “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.” Why Doctors Should Organize 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Instead of the abandoned Asian woman killing herself over the Western man, it’s the self-important, overly romantic, willfully blind Western-masculine symbol Gallimard who is driven to his doom by the manipulations of his Chinese “Butterfly.” By chance, meeting the disgraced ‘M. Butterfly’ diplomat whose lover misled him 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z When he heard about “celebrity promposals” — a trend where high schoolers ask stars to prom in elaborate ways, and sometimes even get to yes — he took those self-important whippersnappers down a notch. The White House’s Easter Egg Problem Gets the Late-Night Treatment 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z On the other hand, what help, beyond making a comforting, self-important noise, will our solidarity offer? Subversion on stage: can theatre change the world? 2011-01-06T12:13:12Z Presumably the marketing department keyed in "self-important, depressing, award-winning, Literary-with-a-capital-L" and hit Return, and this is what the machine gave them. How not to title a novel 2010-03-19T16:14:00Z It’s a refreshing antidote to television’s overabundance of self-important monologues. For Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones,’ the struggle is real 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Of course, the really enjoyable thing about the first few episode of a brand-new "Housewives" spinoff is that the various preening, self-important debutantes on our TV screens are scrambling to choose teams as well. "Real Housewives of D.C.": Meet the new frenemies 2010-07-31T23:01:00Z The great thing about Pooter is that he is still lovable in all his self-important absurdity. Diary of a Nobody ? review 2011-03-15T18:23:15Z It is, ad nauseam, a brothers-in-arms story, whose likable soldiers revile the self-important brass but are devoted to “the kid in the ditch” — the common soldier in harm’s way. A Fight to Save Soldiers, From the Lab to the Battlefield 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z Making serious comedy is a feat of balance, and some might argue that the legacy of “M*A*S*H” was to give sitcoms license to be self-important, unfunny bummers. ‘M*A*S*H’ at 50: War Is Hell(arious) 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z A “Silicon Valley” writer later told me, “The more self-important these people are, the more likely they are to elide the difference between a sitcom and a documentary about their lives.” How “Silicon Valley” Nails Silicon Valley 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z On the one hand, Malvolio, the puritanical, self-important steward to the Countess Olivia in Shakespeare’s play, is presented here as a joyless figure who deserves to be made mock of. Theater Review: Tim Crouch’s ‘I, Malvolio,’ at the Duke on 42nd Street 2013-01-15T23:15:07Z Or who also doesn’t want any part of this aggressively petty, self-important, narrow-minded s---show? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Jets vs. Sharks, Crips vs. Bloods, Working Moms vs. Stay-at-Homes 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Because at their worst, they have been indulgent and self-important, arrogant and elitist and, for the most part, preaching tired western ideologies through a creaking medium. Cannes round-up by Jason Solomon 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z It's "very self-important and sometimes you want it to be taken down a peg or two", I'd told the Radio Times. Beware the jolly journalists who add a splash of mischief to their interviews 2011-03-20T00:05:20Z The defence is MacFarlane was employed partly to puncture the event's pomposity, which he did by lightheartedly pointing out that some of the world's most self-important people regularly get their kit off for money. Oscars 2013: We Saw Your Boobs - sexist or smart? 2013-02-25T15:08:31Z There is some part of my brain that wants to tar the world with hyperbolic, self-important statements that have not been earned: This is the worst thing ever! REO Speedwagon will save us 2012-08-08T01:00:00Z Rarely have I sat through a duller, more self-important evening. Minds in Meltdown, and a Risk-Taking Director Back on Form 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Miriam is an archetypal scrounger in an echelon of cabaret peopled by outrageously self-important know-it-alls with voracious egos and meager talents. Review: Charles Busch in ‘That Girl/That Boy’ Shares Songs and Stories 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The effect is a kind of self-important distance, as if the director Toby Genkel and his co-creators considered the material beneath them. ‘The Amazing Maurice’ Review: A Cool Cat and His Band of Merry Rodents 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The comically self-important characters include mustachioed stallions in bell-bottoms and mullets, gypsies, firebirds and sea people caught in a watery, slow-motion slugfest. Mariinsky Ballet’s ‘Little Humpbacked Horse’ is rowdy fun at Kennedy Center 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Much that passes for tame has really only been drowned out by brasher, more self-important voices. Unexpected Lessons in Love by Bernardine Bishop – review 2013-01-21T08:00:01Z I still fret needlessly about time and mortality, clinging to the same clichéd, self-important worries about one’s legacy that so many artists do, Larson included. How Jonathan Larson Taught Me to Become a Better Critic 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z “Literally. Before the election, this guy” — Barack Obama, she meant — “was my friend, but right now I can’t even get 10 minutes with him without going through six layers of self-important jerks.” Review: ‘How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything’ 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Tennyson, then England’s poet laureate, joins the search for Gabriel and proves to be seriously self-important. Review | If poets could solve a crime . . . 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z A blogger for Big Hollywood suggested viewers "sit back and take in a full year's supply of empty-headed, self-important Hollywood narcissism." Ashton Kutcher's war with the Village Voice 2011-06-30T21:31:00Z It’s made of Napa Valley fruit, unlike Apothic, which uses inexpensive grapes from parts unknown, so the Prisoner is a little more self-important. Supermarket Wines Are Poured, and Worlds Collide 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Rather than adding some raw authenticity, the marks feel hollow and self-important, the residue of a meaningless performance. Marvelous or maddening? In Cameron Platter's show, it depends on which way you face 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z But Great British Menu is unquestionably one of television's most self-important programmes. Is The Great British Menu the most self-important show ever? 2013-01-29T12:43:56Z “You can see in him what society has done to us,” one self-important sports commentator intones in an audio clip. ‘McEnroe’ Review: Regrets, He’s Had a Few 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Only when I feel very serious, self-important and slighted do I refer to myself as a “woman.” Lena Dunham on the ‘Girls’ Finale and That Last Shot of Hannah 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z But why would they when they're producing work like this, which makes an unpretentious but true statement on generational tension, aging and nostalgia without turning self-important? How the "South Park" guys became an American institution 2011-06-15T16:12:00Z Then again, the movie’s concessions to silliness keep it from being the dour, self-important exercise that Cloverfield was. Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane Is a Nonsequel That Delivers 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z It sometimes feels as if liberal Hollywood is taking its cue from the self-important “Film Actors Guild” in Team America: World Police. Why films such as Bombshell aren’t hitting their right-wing media targets 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z It is not a lovely place for displaying art, but is not so self-important as to trump what matters: It’s the collection, stupid! Art Review: ?Jubilation/Rumination? at American Folk Art Museum 2012-01-27T00:08:07Z Instead, Eagling has him hanging confusingly around the ballet like a self-important guest. The Nutcracker ? review 2010-12-12T21:29:00Z Monumental doesn't describe their bombast: Springsteen-like, full of participatory choruses, self-important and rightly so. An inspired evening with Arcade Fire at KeyArena 2010-09-30T19:52:00Z It seems very self-important to worry about death threats. Playwright Jon Kern looks at terrorism, and laughs 2012-10-17T14:37:08Z Nothing is more anathema to humor than promoting a self-important Hollywood movie. Critic’s Notebook: Gauging Stephen Colbert as a ‘Late Show’ Host 2014-04-09T21:36:11Z “I think they are more talented than the journalists of my generation and less self-important than the boomer generation,” he wrote. Washington?s New Brat Pack Masters Media 2011-03-25T21:24:46Z As you also might expect, it's perhaps a shade too self-important and prone to grandstanding – a would-be state-of-the-globalised-nation, full of corrupt bosses and embattled immigrant labour. Cannes film festival diary: Certified Copies and Biutiful discoveries 2010-05-18T14:09:00Z Verbose, self-important, and frequently incoherent, they sit decorously in a horse-shoe arc while the three main characters run rings around them. How did Murdoch and company perform on the world stage? 2011-07-20T11:29:00Z It is fascinating that the self-important urgency of a Hollywood movie set can be translated to a disaster zone, but think about it, Penn says: “It’s the same business, the stakes are higher.” Sean Penn: ‘Some of my best laughs have come out of the worst reviews’ 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z They feature him as a sad-sack artist, overly self-aware, given to self-important flourishes, which are just subtle enough to be realistic but not so much to diminish their absurdity. Funny, Kooky and Short on the Net 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The hunt here for a 47-character password yields the niftiest feat of gamesmanship in the book, as does Langdon’s self-important analysis of what looks like an exotic symbol on a car’s window. In Dan Brown’s ‘Origin,’ Robert Langdon Returns, With an A.I. Friend in Tow 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z Last year, he and some friends started a Web site — Tweeting Too Hard — devoted to mocking self-important Twitter users. On the Twitter Patrol 2010-04-28T16:26:00Z As far as preening, provocative, self-important, misguided and annoyingly good-looking frontmen go, Jim Morrison was the best of his era. The Doors are as respect-worthy as MC5 2010-04-05T10:06:00Z Their passion for good and bad television — as well as their low-stakes regard for it — had a leavening effect on my own self-important sense of criticism. Perspective | Shows like ‘Celebrity Watch Party,’ ‘Ultimate Tag’ and ‘Labor of Love’ only seem like TV’s bottom of the barrel 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z The work’s second section, known as “The Hero’s Adversaries,” paints his critics in strident, self-important lines in the woodwinds and tuba before vanquishing them with brass fanfares. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Plays Richard Strauss 2013-12-13T22:39:30Z For one thing, the self-important, vitriolic Mr. Brantley is treated no more harshly than the self-important, vitriolic characters onstage. Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane and Stockard Channing in 'It's Only a Play' on Broadway 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Franco, who has made a side career of taking on projects that wryly play with his image as a multitasking, self-important celebrity, laughed at that, too. James Franco and Chris O’Dowd on Their Rapport in ‘Of Mice and Men’ 2014-03-19T12:00:02Z Reed was ornery; he could be mightily self-important. “The Bells”: Lou Reed Out of Doors 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z “World War Z” often feels smaller and quieter than it is, because your attention is drawn to details and moments rather than to showstopping spectacles or self-important themes. Movie Review: ‘World War Z’ Stars Brad Pitt Battling Zombies 2013-06-20T22:55:53Z But her classical borrowings are loose, frisky and far from self-important. ‘Father Comes Home From the Wars,’ by Suzan-Lori Parks, at the Public Theater 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Anthony didn't strike me as someone who was self-conscious and self-important about being a "celebrity." Bourdain collaborator Joel Rose: “Anthony was just as your mom saw him on TV” 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Not that his anecdotes, refreshingly free of rose-colored distortion and self-important promotion, lacked vivid imagery or incisive analysis. Looking at, listening to 1967's London scene 2011-03-20T12:45:00Z It would be easy to mimic the stereotypical guru look: long hair, a self-important manner and wild eyes. John Hawkes? Strange and Dangerous Sex Appeal 2011-10-21T20:04:15Z The effort could easily have come off as bloated and self-important, except the clothes were so perfectly restrained. Marc Jacobs and the Monumental Dream of New York 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Allison is wary of self-important “policy types,” but she appreciated Reid’s humble attitude about his grad school studies in development economics. Date Lab: A goodbye hug was denied (for social distancing concerns) 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z About a self-important archduchess, she comments: “I would like to see her in the water. Water has a way of splashing on the mighty in a way that does them no favors.” Colm Toibin’s ‘The Magician’ Intimately Recaptures a Literary Giant 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The wine list has its own ideas about what to drink with beef beyond the stiff and self-important Cabernets that most New York steakhouses still push, although too few bottles are priced under $75. Does New York Need a British Steakhouse? Yes, if It’s Hawksmoor. 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Seeming to spoof himself, Kitson sounds self-important notes, telling his friend that his goal as an artist is to show, not tell, leaving it up to the audience to put it together. Can Daniel Kitson Redefine the Relationship Between Comic and Audience? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z But self-important pseudo-players — in other words, the Beltway press corps — will not be deterred. Is Bill Clinton running for first gentleman? No? Well, it doesn’t hurt to speculate. And if the outcome was materially affected by her amusing piece of self-promotion, shame on the self-important boobies who run the Academy. Oscars 2011: Melissa Leo takes the low road to success 2011-02-25T21:00:01Z The film is amusing puncturing smug self-important types, who are being mocked right alongside the Texans. In crime comedy "Vengeance," B.J. Novak dares to mess with Texas while also skewering all the rest 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z We see that beneath the image of a self-important theoretician is a pajamaed oil-well owner’s son afraid of his own better judgment. This Week in Fiction: Isaac Bashevis Singer 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z And at Sunday night’s 57th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, the proceedings didn’t feel like a singalong trophy contest so much as a race to pop music’s mushiest, most self-important middle. 2015 Grammys: One dark night of the soul 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z By lampooning the staid, self-important tone of some traditional news broadcasts, satirists sought to upset legacy media conventions. 2004: When Fake News Was Cool 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z If your first instinct, like mine, is to snicker, know that this self-important drama is devoid of humor. ‘Manodrome’ Review: The Manosphere Gets a Crude Awakening 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z In his maturity the actor has cultivated a mystique and an air of intelligence without coming off as self-important or repellent. Why do women love John Wick? (It's not just the puppy) 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Gergen makes the case that these self-important people are also just plain important. Experts agree: Trump has made Washington hostile to experts 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z He was the secretly self-important moaner in all of us. Book club, week three: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13? 2011-01-01T00:05:27Z Thick, self-important crowds made both moving and breathing difficult. The Height of Fashion, Six Floors Under: David Lynch?s Silencio Space in Paris Opens ? Paris Fashion Week 2011-10-06T00:33:33Z So they blame their lack of phenomenal success on spurious outside forces, which they shower with self-important consternation. Nick Kroll, John Mulaney and their geezer alter egos take on L.A. 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Faith was jovial, her phone camera held up, imitating a self-important fashion-show narrator, urging Carrie to twirl for us, calling her a supermodel. Jill Soloway Tells the Personal Story Behind “Transparent” 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z As her pupil becomes famous, Jane receives threatening phone calls and visits from self-important officials in dark suits and black sedans. | 'The First Grader': Simple Quest for Literacy Hits a Wall of Politics 2011-05-12T23:10:04Z When I first watched The Day Today in the early 90s, I thought its savage parody of the vacuously self-important style in which television news was packaged would change broadcasting forever. Ed Miliband looks as gormless as Wallace but in a totally different way 2012-12-16T00:06:04Z Supercilious when he should be grave, ridiculous when he should be dignified, self-important when he should be reflective, Don Lemon still hasn’t mastered the art of not making a live report all about him. “Obviously, there’s a smell of marijuana in the air”: Don Lemon’s hamfisted Ferguson reports 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Weinstein has largely remained silent on the charges, though he has given a few self-important interviews in which he is adamant about his role in elevating women in Hollywood. Harvey Weinstein files long-anticipated appeal against rape and sexual assault conviction 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z Fear that I will become my mother, a neglectful and apathetic woman who only cares for her self-important inner world. My awful past keeps me from writing 2013-02-25T01:00:00Z Set in the world of Google, Twitter and the like, this comedy punctures the self-important bubbles of nerds who have risen to power in the high-tech gold rush. New on TV Sunday: ‘Turn’ bores, ‘Silicon Valley’ scores 2014-04-04T18:01:52Z He is a well-intentioned idiot, a self-important artiste prone to cockamamie statements such as, "I can feel the inner as well as the outer rendering." Backstage race issues in 'Trouble' still have bite 2011-02-16T22:53:58Z But the resulting film did not hit the mark — writing in The Times, Vincent Canby called it “solemnly self-important and banal.” Arts & Leisure: Walter Salles Adapts Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’ 2012-05-23T23:42:34Z We open on a hilariously self-important quote about "new worlds" that are hidden "behind the perception of our senses" as Paul Haslinger's glitch-pop score blares in the background, and that's an excellent start. "Monster Hunter" review: Jovovich and Jaa team up for a virtually unwatchable video game movie 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z Girls isn’t, as I thought, designed to be the self-important Rosetta Stone that unlocked the universal mystery of the millennial woman. 'Downton Abbey is ludicrous': the biggest TV hits we've never seen – until now 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z In “Going Clear,” Lawrence Wright describes L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, as “comically self-important, a parody of himself.” Nxivm Had a Cult Leader Made for the Internet 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z And so, in my own self-important, hyperbolic way, I pronounced it the worst song ever written. REO Speedwagon will save us 2012-08-08T01:00:00Z Nearly a decade later another group of self-important white guys are railing against Kamala Khan's right to exist in the Marvel Universe. Let's all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It's real, and it's winning 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Mike was not self-important at all, which I liked. Date Lab: How this couple ended up at a strip club 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Jorgensen seems a tad too melodramatic and mannered as Ed, a self-important businessman who gets breathless talking about male athletics. ‘Entertaining Mr Sloane,’ by the Edge of the Universe Players 2 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The self-important god of "Thor" has been replaced by a man who indulges his appetites while wallowing in self-pity. Thor's change in "Avengers: Endgame" isn't offensive 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z There my precocity at writing self-important, self-serving, impenetrably dull articles that everyone stopped reading long before the end of the first paragraph was noticed by the editor and I was transferred to the leader-writing team. Digested read: Memoirs by William Rees-Mogg 2011-07-11T20:30:02Z As the ludicrously self-important Zangler, facile Andrew Walker mingles pomposity with a hint of a twinkle. Few sparks in 'On the Razzle' at Theatre West 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z He harps on that topic both here and on the even more self-important "Breaking News" — a sign that as a lyricist, he was running in circles, trapped in a cramped world of his making. The New Michael Jackson Album: Not Bad, but Pretty Good 2010-12-10T08:00:00Z Thus money will pass from the rich, busy or self-important to the poor, time-rich and organised. Vandalising an old master is bad, but not quite as evil as queue-jumping 2011-07-23T23:06:18Z There’s nothing forward-looking about the Ear Regulars, but neither is there anything didactic, self-important, preachy or defensive. Music Review: The Ear Regulars, Jazz Group at the Ear Inn, South Village 2010-04-26T22:50:00Z There is precedent for such packs of smart, self-important young men in other capital cities. Washington?s New Brat Pack Masters Media 2011-03-25T21:24:46Z Somehow it manages to be both cruel and lighthearted, gathering its bitter comedic ambrosia from exploring the greedy, self-important shortsighted moves that members of the Roy family make against each other. "Billions" resumes within a pandemic that made the rich richer, making its cruelty more relevant 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z This is especially true in a world as serious and self-important as broadcast news. The irrepressible joy of Australian news bloopers: from distressingly human to extremely bird 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The stakes are rather less vital in “Molly’s Game,” which mostly tracks how a shrewd young woman threw fancy gambling parties for very important and self-important men with exceedingly deep pockets. Review: The Big and Minor Stakes of ‘Molly’s Game’ 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z The series was the peak of a career in which she often played wealthy and self-important but independent Southern women. 'Designing Women' actress Dixie Carter dies at 70 2010-04-11T04:23:00Z While Ms. Duffy, often nearly naked and singing with the cool roundedness of melting ice, creates a subtly ambivalent portrait of a woman both self-important and persecuted, the opera’s other characters are less persuasive. Review: ‘Breaking the Waves’ Lends Musical Heft to a von Trier Tale 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z From charity songs such as The Military Wives' Wherever You Are to self-important power-ballads from X Factor victors, the top end of the charts has officially become a more sensible, Nizlopi-free zone. What happened to the novelty Christmas No 1? 2012-11-18T20:30:00Z There is a silliness to the juxtaposition, between the breezy yet subtly subversive tone of the TV show and the self-important bombast of the New York stage. Squidward Tentacles, voice of millennial despair 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The Murderfist sketch features Mr. Larsen and Jared Warner playing self-important novice teachers whose pedagogical strategy alternates between cruel insults and the comedy note “faster, quicker, funnier.” On Comedy: The Comedy of Murderfist and The Birthday Boys 2013-12-10T22:37:39Z McConaughy continues, in keeping with his character’s self-important sense of his job, “You are their liberation.” Sheila Heti gets sex wrong 2012-09-28T23:30:00Z Life doesn’t yield, because it’s bigger than all of us; he doesn’t yield, because he’s self-important; guess what that means for you. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Her ‘really stubborn’ boyfriend won’t budge his timeline for having kids 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z And that repetition has only been compounded by the nagging sense that the hand-waving performances were becoming not only ever more phoned-in, but also absurdly distant from the somewhat self-important Hollywood power player giving them. Ben Stiller: am I right to keep the faith? | Danny Leigh 2010-04-02T08:59:00Z On Mad Men, the artist character Stan Rizzo took us from self-important wise guy and dropped us right off at sane and grounded hero when the show came to an end. What the Mad Men Cast Has Been Up to Since the Show Ended 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Peripheral characters abound: self-important academics, science hustlers, schizophrenia patients, psychoanalysts. Edward St. Aubyn Wraps Serious Thoughts About Science in an Entertaining Package 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z A control freak by any other self-important, self-righteous name still smells as . . . controlly. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to approach a friend who uses racial slurs 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z And she believed that the comically self-important Malvolio, in “Twelfth Night,” was a mocking reference to Shakespeare himself. Katherine Duncan-Jones, Who Cast Shakespeare as a Boor, Dies at 81 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Colleen: I find sometimes in D.C., people are pretty self-important. Date Lab: How this couple ended up at a strip club 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Patriarch Winn Van Meter, peevish and self-important, is hosting the event for pregnant daughter Daphne at his summer home. First novels roundup – reviews 2012-06-29T21:55:05Z The Geller house was described as binuclear, a rather self-important way to underscore the primacy of child rearing that informed the design. Why Does the Demolition of a Marcel Breuer House Matter? 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z History suggests that political Oscar speeches are tricky business, easily translating as strident, self-important, or arbitrary. Grading the Oscar Speeches: Patricia Arquette Gets an A+ 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z American Idol will die as it lived, though – self-important and unrelentingly pretentious. American Idol: a final farewell to the 'Death Star' of reality TV 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z The left is particularly the province of the solemn and the self-important – at least on the right there are expressive oddballs. No laughing matter: Comedians from Italy to the US are reforming politics 2013-03-04T16:09:27Z Which Lawrence character finds Proust boring and self-important? How much do you know about DH Lawrence? 2013-05-29T09:54:41Z Blusteringly self-important, he flails through life, naïve and directionless and pontificating nonetheless. Review: ‘The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window,’ Uneven Yet a Powerful Draw 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z As you’ll gather from the title, many of the featured reviews are from self-important nit-pickers, whose complaints are deservedly torn to shreds by the weary hosts. 6 Podcasts to Make You Feel Good 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z “Don’t dress badly, be rude, loud or otherwise self-important,” says frequent flier Matt Woodley, who writes a blog about international moves. Perspective | What’s the worst seat on a plane — and how do I avoid it? 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z If only the self-important Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would get the memo. The Best and the Worst of the Golden Globes 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The series, in which Mr. Chaunsumlit plays a caricature of his real job as a casting agent, satirizes and celebrates the insular and self-important world of fashion models. Up Next : Meet Preston Chaunsumlit of VFiles’ ‘Model Files’ Web Series 2014-04-30T23:59:37Z He is writing a new song about the obsession with wired gadgetry and another about self-important cocktail culture. Noticed: A Composer (DJ Dave) Takes ?Organic? Approach to Viral Videos 2012-01-21T00:17:04Z While conceding that “San Franciscans are nothing if not self-important,” King notes that the city’s freeway revolt really did have a nationwide impact. Want to save our cities? Look to San Francisco's iconic survivor: the Ferry Building 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z The various protagonists communicate in clipped and meaningless phrases, any clarity sacrificed on the altar of self-important brevity. The Real Problem With V.A.R. 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z It was one of those movies that is trying really hard to be melodramatic and self-important and just going for it in every department. 'The Afterparty' finale: The show's leaders discuss the clues that reveal the killer in Season 2 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z But there is one name that eagle-eyed observers who have closely followed this story will note is missing: Mike Lindell, the comically self-important maniac who founded the second-rate linens company MyPillow. Requiem for Mike Lindell: He wasn't important enough to get his own indictment 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z “It’s slightly narcissistic and self-important of C.E.O.s to believe that they should have militaristic authority,” he says. Back-to-Office Battles Underscore a Change in Workplace Authority 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles Times called it an "oppressively self-important talk hour starring a Cincinnati news anchorman and former mayor". Jerry Springer - godfather of reality TV 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z For all its representational achievements, the sentimental, self-important ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is not as bold a choice as it appears. 'Mom, I just won an Oscar!': Tearful winners thank their immigrant parents 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Beneath its veneer of impish, form-busting radicalism, it’s as epically self-important, broadly sentimental and thematically unambiguous a movie as any the academy has so honored. The Oscars' best picture is a great milestone in search of a great movie 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z BUTLER: It’s so hard to quantify it, and it’s such a tricky thing to talk about without sounding incredibly pretentious and self-important. Q&A: Austin Butler on what ‘Elvis’ taught him about fear 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Putin, the swaggering big brother who expects his neighbors to play by Moscow’s rules, was notorious as the perennially late, self-important guy who once kept Queen Elizabeth II waiting for 14 minutes. Setbacks in Ukraine war diminish Russia’s clout with regional allies 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z “Nothing out there was doing a really self-important satire of the medium as opposed to the message,” Colbert said. Stephen Colbert's cartoon news show can be as scary as the real thing 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z But the title is also a wisecrack, too puffed up and self-important to be taken at face value. Bob Dylan's new book is revealing, misogynistic and a special kind of bonkers 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z At the gym, she hits a punching bag with a precise rhythm; at home, she moves like a self-important guest, all too aware of her status. ‘Tár’ review: Cate Blanchett enthralls in this remarkable character study 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “To sit in a big office and feel very self-important—I have no patience for that,” he says. This COVID-19 sleuth is making friends and foes advocating for African science 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z But Homes retains a quality of resigned sympathy with these anxious, immensely self-important characters — a tincture of compassion that makes them feel all the more piteous. Review | A.M. Homes traces the frightening (and hilarious) roots of GOP decay 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The self-important statements of Biddle, who claimed to have more power than President Jackson, helped fuel sentiments like Benton’s. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Despite the self-important preening from conservative men about "chivalry," the reality that too many women know too well is this: Male supremacy has always been maintained through violence. Our summer of misogynist rage: Toxic men unleash a wave of violent threats aimed at outspoken women 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The characters in the British original include caveman Robin, trouserless Tory MP Julian, a self-important Army officer known as The Captain, needy Georgian noblewoman Kitty, and affable scout leader Pat. Ghosts: How the spirited British sitcom found a new haunt in the US 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z "It's in the past, let's move forward," is something I hear almost daily — even from some Democrats, and from far too many ignorant and self-important reporters. I was there for the day that poisoned America — and I think we can still recover 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z “The guy could really use an ego boost,” the comedian joked about the famously self-important billionaire. Elon Musk, Person of the Year? He 'could really use an ego boost,' jokes Trevor Noah 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z In the often deeply serious and self-important world of Turner modern art, it is a welcome invitation to lighten up. Turner Prize 2021: Irish pub installation wins award 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z But it felt very, very fitting — it’s just so patronizing, so smug and self-important, all matters of horrible. Nick Mohammed is as 'distraught' about that 'Ted Lasso' finale as you are 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z “I’m hiding in the corner of my bathroom next to a trash can,” she says, affecting the tone of a self-important thespian — one of many voices she slides into almost subconsciously throughout our conversation. Annaleigh Ashford gets why Paula Jones slammed 'American Crime Story' 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z They studied “Dateline’s” anchor, Stone Phillips, taking note of his earnest listening face and other self-important mannerisms. How the women who created 'The Daily Show' were 'erased' from its legacy 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z “You can tell she has spent an entire career reassuring self-important men,” said one senior female Democratic official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to frankly describe private conversations. Yellen carefully navigates inflation test, challenging skeptics one more time 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z To the bullies and self-important fools who dangerously tailgate me: As you get closer, I will tap my brakes and slow down. Rant & Rave: After years of searching, scratching and sniffing, a reader gives up on cantaloupe 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z And that makes it the domain of the swollen, self-important, super-savvy political press corps, where "taking sides" is considered a failing. As voting issue gets white-hot, we can't afford to duck the moral implications 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z "They thought it might invite negative reviews," says Camilla, doing a perfect impression of a self-important rock critic: "The Staves were 'trying' to be good, but it didn't work." How The Staves found their way back to music after grief, doubt and bereavement 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z In his novel, the slave owners are just as often dirty and down on their luck — men who are barely making a way for themselves — as they are grandiose, self-important and lacking humanity. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is Good TV. But Mix Art and Slavery at Your Peril. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Harris, on the other hand, is a career prosecutor known for her withering stare and her ability to reduce self-important white men to stammering, blubbering messes. Column: Mike Pence is a master of Midwestern nice. Here's why it could trip up Kamala Harris 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Don’t waste time and energy fretting over President Trump’s self-important threat not to accept a defeat in November. Opinion | Republicans’ long-term vote heist matters more than Trump’s tantrums 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z As one member described it, “It is a daily deluge from self-important golfers all over the world, each of whom thinks he has a special reason he should be allowed to play.” Quite possibly the rudest club in the world? - Golf Digest 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Over three days of this draft, the NFL didn’t come across as this enormous, self-important battle of gladiators. Perspective | Give Roger Goodell credit: Going forward with NFL draft was the right move 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z At one end of the scale are the self-important, earnest, out-of-touch - and increasingly irrelevant. Which celebrities are hitting the right note in a crisis? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Inside the West Wing, Mr. Navarro, Mr. Trump’s trade adviser, was widely seen as quick-tempered, self-important and prone to butting in. He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump’s Failure on the Virus 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z The piece, “Anthology of Haegue Archives,” might be read as ironic: a humorously self-important gesture from an obscure young artist whose career was a long way off from institutional support. An Artist Whose Muse Is Loneliness 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Ali may find the impeachment trial historical, but many Americans find the proceedings to be the hysterical ramblings of self-important safe-seat liberals. Calendar Feedback Sun., Feb. 2, 2020 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z “I mean, newspaper endorsements are silly and self-important to begin with,” Politico’s Tim Alberta wrote. New York Times' Warren, Klobuchar endorsement jeered: 'Hurts the credibility of the paper' 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Private Eye mercilessly satirised him as the self-important Dr Jonathan, a sage and a pseud and too clever by half. Obituary: Jonathan Miller 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z “These are the self-important twits who are running our society today!” a commenter wrote in response to a 2012 article about a contentious Co-op meeting. The Grocery Store Where Produce Meets Politics 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Hilariously naïve and self-important, the boys’ punk rebellion reflects in microcosm how a subculture built on defiance inevitably begets conformity. Frances Fisher and Gregory Harrison aim to make this 'Lion in Winter' roar 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z On talk radio, Rush Limbaugh mocked them as "self-important nerds who believe in their own superiority." In the right-wing media universe, Trump is winning and impeachment is a joke 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Hannity also described Kent and the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, who testified on Wednesday, as “self-important, uncompelling, well, seemingly more important than they really are, bureaucrats.” Fox News hosts lob conspiracies and personal attacks at Democrats as they argue against impeachment 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Claims of progress are “mostly hype, the same rhetoric from the same self-important voices for the past half century.” Can Lifelong, Invasive Screening Eradicate Cancer? 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z And when Dark Fate does deign to explain what’s going on, it delivers its exposition in a self-important, hushed, clumsy way, as if audiences should be astonished by the most basic plot revelations. Terminator: Dark Fate is a throwback for the franchise 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Yet the film is dismissed as "pernicious garbage" by online critic Glenn Kenny, who accuses it of being self-important and "chicken-livered". 'Daring' or 'garbage'? Joker film divides critics 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z He sits atop a huge state machine with a bloated and self-important repressive apparatus. Perspective | Putin’s power depends on his popularity. That makes him vulnerable. 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z I supposed we looked like jerks from the big city, so self-important that they couldn’t even put aside their work to enjoy their eggs. Perspective | I don’t like myself when I’m jonesing for WiFi 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z It was one of the most arrogant, self-important performances I’ve witnessed in decades of political reporting. Opinion | Mueller deserves a Medal of Honor 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z The script’s self-important, back-patting, “Women can be warriors too!” attitude around that plot point matches very oddly with its frankness everywhere else about how Hamilton and Davis handle their fights. Terminator: Dark Fate is a throwback for the franchise 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z The NRA answered with a tweet admonishing “self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.” For some trauma doctors, clash with NRA proves therapeutic 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z More than a dozen years later, at a magazine-sponsored gathering of sixties radicals, Lenny is the most self-important and humorless of the lot. Hippies and Yippies in Historical Fiction 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Initially, the report seemed to attract little attention, but, about a week and a half later, the N.R.A. tweeted a condemnation of it: “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.” Twenty Years After Columbine 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z He had become that ultimate no-no in British culture — the bad guest, smug and self-important, according to his hosts. Julian Assange finds sympathy after Ecuador embassy welcome ends 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z But it is more likely that they would describe themselves as without politics, just laughing at the powerful and self-important. Why ‘Trump country’ isn’t as Republican as you think 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z “Knowing empowers us. Knowing helps us decide. Knowing keeps us free,” state the self-important titles in the well-produced video. Virginia’s big scandal about media, not politicians 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Friedman said Bercow is “feisty, self-important, quite pompous” and “someone who rubs people up the wrong way very easily.” Order! Order! The sharp-tongued speaker of the House of Commons is changing the rules — and maybe Brexit. 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Such permission had not been granted in decades, and many British newspapers were indignant, describing Mr. Bercow the next day as a “sweaty, self-important gnome” and an “egotistical preening popinjay.” Amid Parliament’s Brexit Rebellion, a Tectonic Shift in How Britain Is Governed 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z More recently, doctors weighed in after the NRA took aim at their profession in a tweet: “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane.” Nearly 40,000 people died from guns in U.S. last year, highest in 50 Years 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z He was congenial, generous, high-spirited and a little self-important, cutting the figure of the quintessential Pakistani uncle who loves to talk and talk. Forever prisoners: were a father and son wrongly ensnared by America’s war on terror? 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It's hard for me to imagine working for a company that is so self-important that it envisions itself as able to violate fundamental physics. Silicon Valley’s a**hole economy 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z This series, which resumed with Game 3 Monday night at Yankee Stadium, has done little to knock down that argument as the self-important, parochial sentiments of the Northeast corridor elite. Yankees vs. Red Sox Is the Stuff of Movies. Just Ask Spike Lee. 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z We are now nearly two decades into the 21st century, and fortunately, most of the self-important discussions have faded away, and we’re just left with the music, alive and thriving. Just call it good music: Jazz for everyone | Provided by Earshot Jazz 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Stegner’s book, though, is at times overwritten and self-important, full of exposition and comparison, losing narrative momentum again and again. Review | The big personality and big contributions of John Wesley Powell 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z His jokey response was prompted by an urge to counteract all the serious "self-important" OOOs he received, telling people who to contact if their enquiry was "urgent". Would you quote Rick Astley in your out-of-office? 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z All the people who are convinced their jobs are worthless must be deluded, or self-important, or simply don’t understand their real function, which is fully visible only to those above. ‘I had to guard an empty room’: the rise of the pointless job 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z But these self-important actor types aren't into humble actions or following the rules. Cynthia Nixon Wants to Legalize It 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z The ingrained notion – that there has only ever been one species of human being, Homo sapiens – is a latterday fiction born of our own self-important view of ourselves. David Reich: ‘Neanderthals were perhaps capable of many modern human behaviours’ 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Sometimes these student actions displease the self-important graybeards who believe it is their job to police student behavior. Perspective | People always think students are hostile to speech. They never really are. 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Turn down the volume of your self-important brain and open your beautiful heart to the truth, beauty and goodness of the whole. Kelly Says He’s Willing to Resign as Abuse Scandal Roils White House 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z It winds up feeling deliberately satirical, because it’s so laughably self-important, yet at the same time so unbelievable and irrational. The Cloverfield Paradox should have been a comedy, and almost is 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Consider the portion of the novel in which Elizabeth Bennet is proposed to by the egregiously foolish and self-important Mr. Collins. What Jane Austen Can Teach Us About Sexual Harassment 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Here is Mrs Nickleby, recalling her early married life with her brand of self-important free association. Did Dickens invent Christmas? No, but he did reinvent the novel 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Another woman addresses America directly: “Don’t be so self-important and arrogant.” China Spreads Propaganda to U.S. on Facebook, a Platform It Bans at Home 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z When are these self-important moderns going to get over themselves? Opinion | Teddy Roosevelt didn’t deserve this 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z The film gently pokes fun at self-important communists and their long-winded speeches about revolution. One of the few places where a communist can still dream 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z For some it might be the movie’s opening minutes, when that ponderously self-important title first appears on-screen. Deep Throat drama 'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House' stays mostly on the surface 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z In fact, he was too self-important, a familiar trait in Washignton for which he is nonetheless vying to set a new standard. Opinion | Tom Price should pay taxpayers back 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z As if Washington were not amply stocked with people as busy as the self-important Mr. Price, most of whom somehow scrape by on commercial transportation. Opinion | Tom Price sure knows a lot about waste, fraud and abuse 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Lorraine, on the other hand, is entirely coldblooded and self-important, like the film itself. Review | ‘Atomic Blonde’ looks sexy, but the story leaves much to be desired 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Croft’s comment on the self-important Sir Walter after their first encounter is delicious: “The Baronet will never set the Thames on fire, but there seems to be no harm in him.” Which is the greatest Jane Austen novel? 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z “Medium feels like the perfect Obama-era platform: minimal, distinguished, self-important, elevated,” Mr. Watson says. ‘The Internet Is Broken’: @ev Is Trying to Salvage It 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z Without competition, those leagues’ brand of baseball became the sclerotic and self-important product played today. As Baseball Considers Change, It Should Look to Its Past 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Everyone who feels strongly about these issues has a right to protest, and that includes gratingly self-important celebrities at massively high-profile events. Celebrities getting political at the Oscars? Give them an award 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z Many viewed the 44th president as self-important, inexperienced and far too Hollywood for their tastes. Obama Toasts Away His Presidency With Tears and Thanks 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z "The fundamental difference is that Thae is just more laid-back and arguably less self-important," said Michael Madden, a U.S.-based expert on the North Korean leadership. Chatty and joking, elite North Korean defector becomes media star in South 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “It was ludicrously self-important and it was only going to breed resentment.” ‘Flattened by the cocaine panzers’ – the toxic legacy of Oasis’s Be Here Now 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z It was filled with that ‘60s style of lofty, inspiring and self-important idealism. “The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible possible,” she said. The death of idealism 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Indeed, in some ways, “Hell or High Water” is more enjoyable than the Coen brothers’ film, which although technically flawless, projected a sense of moral severity that grew tedious and self-important by the minute. Chris Pine and Ben Foster star in the superb crime thriller ‘Hell or High Water’ 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z "Everybody loves a hoax and I think to fool a bunch of self-important intellectuals is no bad thing from time to time." David Bowie art collection revealed for the first time - BBC News 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z For much of his career, Duncan was defined in the popular imagination by what he wasn’t: not flashy, not self-important, not entitled, not greedy. Tim Duncan’s Parting Bank Shot 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z That the EU can be meddlesome, unhelpful, self-important and self-deluded goes without saying. Of Trumpkins and Brexiteers 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z They may be legitimate concerns rather than the product of planning sessions held by global elites, pushed out into the ether by ivory tower academics, self-important business leaders and a compliant, even complicit media. Global Rallying Cry 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z This also means that the show can feel slightly self-important at times, with overly serious dialogue like "You can be whoever you want to be," and "Everyone is paid to be everywhere — it’s called economy." The Girlfriend Experience is an immaculate show about empty sex 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z They are ridiculous people, made all the more so by how seriously they take themselves. Tacking a self-important “not funny” headline on it just makes the whole thing more absurd. Please mock Trump: As Gawker proved, pranking the Donald is a perfect way to knock him down 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Hayden calls Edward Snowden, the former U.S. government private contractor who leaked classified documents about the NSA’s mass surveillance programs, “an incredibly naive, hopelessly narcissistic, and insufferably self-important defector.” Debating Glenn Greenwald was like “looking the devil in the eye”: Ex-NSA chief Michael Hayden details distaste for media in new book 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The message is clear: the remake is too cool, too self-important to acknowledge fans, humor, cuteness, affection, or anything softer than a calloused, grimy fist. Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the limits of nostalgia 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z “He became really serious and self-important and just generally unbearable,” says Daniel Kottke, his best friend at the time. 14 Books That Inspired Steve Jobs 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z But in the busy, frequently self-important, world of the clinical sciences, supervision is often inadequate. Ills of the system 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The fact that a friend and former aide named Sidney Blumenthal sent Clinton a number of self-important e-mails is somehow unforgiveable, I gather, although committee members were at pains to explain why. The Benghazi hearing was a self-defeating travesty 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Rock also appeared in January at the National Board of Review dinner, where he mocked producer Scott Rudin and some of the evening's self-important speeches. Can Chris Rock deliver high ratings and good reviews as Oscars 2016 host? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Rock also appeared at the National Board of Review dinner in January where he mocked producer Scott Rudin and some of the evening's self-important speeches. Chris Rock returns for second stint as Oscars host 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z When the Star folded and McGrory joined The Washington Post, Norris writes, she found her new workplace “terribly self-important” and complained about the booze-free newsroom celebrations. Mary McGrory, the revolutionary insider of Washington journalism 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The tech industry may be peopled by many petty, ruthless, self-important weirdos. In ‘Steve Jobs,’ Tolerating Tech’s Unpleasant Visionaries 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Such are the mechanics of the Clinton campaign money machine, which is driven in large part by an extremely fickle – some might argue self-important – group of California moguls. Hillary Clinton's big donors in California have found all sorts of reasons to be nervous 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z He typically responds calmly and with cool reason that tends to deflate a lot of self-important young reporters.” Has The Times Dismissed Bernie Sanders? 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z After all, it wasn’t so long ago, in 1998, self-important Russia defaulted. How Will Greece Deal With The Pain Of The Grexit? 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z To the self-important and gravely serious participants at tax policy discussions, Dr. Walker delighted in introducing himself by saying, “I’m from Possum Kingdom.” Charls E. Walker, tax lobbyist for GOP and big business, dies at 91 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z He particularly enjoyed targeting self-important art world types. Damien Hirst: ‘What have I done? I’ve created a monster’ | Catherine Mayer 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z It was a scathing satire of fin de siècle life in the world’s most important, and most self-important, city, and Bradshaw’s pathologies, though understandable, were far from cute. Who Killed Carrie Bradshaw? 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z But in the tech world, it was seen as an out-of-touch group of musicians making sweeping promises about a new service while offering little to no detail; the self-important video and event were roundly mocked. Jay Z’s music service has new apps, concert tickets, and a lot to prove 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z In the US, Congress is stagey and oak-panelled, its deliberations tactical and self-important – there’s a seriousness to the place in line with the unique vocation this country sees for itself in the world. Matthew Dellavedova isn't dirty, America: he's just Australian 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z Newswoman Katie Couric said she warned her husband the dinner would be a crazy mob scene “full of a lot of great people, a lot of self-important people, some celebrities, and it’s fun.” Correspondents’ dinner mixes big names in media, politics 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z Over the past few years he’s inserted himself in Hollywood’s self-important diplomat set, traveling with Sean Penn to Benghazi to meet Libyan rebels who fought Qaddafi and to Tahrir Square to rally with Egyptian protesters. Hyperloop Is Real: Meet The Startups Selling Supersonic Travel 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z But in 2010, "he was a different guy, kind of softer and less formal and much less self-important." Saudi's new king, Salman, a force for unity in royal family 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z The third season of HBO’s The Newsroom makes Aaron Sorkin’s distaste for new media models painfully obvious by the way it glorifies self-important media elitists and belittles the publishing masses. Inside Forbes: What Journalists Must Know -- and Can Do -- About New Upheavals in the Ad World 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z The persona, described by the real Colbert as “self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot,” got his own show in 2005. AP Explains: Stephen Colbert vs. “Stephen Colbert” 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The persona, described by the real Colbert as "self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot," got his own show in 2005. AP Explains: Stephen Colbert vs. "Stephen Colbert" 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z “My character is self-important, poorly informed, well-intentioned but an idiot,” Colbert explained on the eve of his eponymous “Report’s” debut. Stephen Colbert retiring his ‘Report’ and the host he played 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z She has the weary, guarded look of someone who has been cornered and harried at every turn by self-righteous preservationists and self-important city bureaucrats. The View from a Bridge 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Though lacking great technical chops, she has demonstrated formidable intellectual horsepower and the ability to operate in an environment that features self-important men with significant intellectual horsepower. Should Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Become Twitter's CEO? 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z “In public life, there’s no shortage of big egos and self-important people,” Bayh said. Gay marriage ruling may define judge’s career 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z It humanizes a man who almost immediately became controversialized as a naive, self-important desk jockey or, worse, a handmaiden to terrorists everywhere. ‘Citizenfour’ movie review: Laura Poitras reintroduces Edward Snowden Too expensive, too demanding, too insensitive, too self-important. Column: With 2022 games, IOC turns magic into mush 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z But NBC is clearly serious about trying to turn the program into an even more festive celebration of self-important Beltway insiderism. Stop promoting idiot pundits: NBC revamps “Meet the Press” with always-wrong Joe Scarborough and Luke “Meritocracy” Russert 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Or do they rush by looking distractedly self-important, not realizing that you are their job, rather than a potential interruption of their job? Customer Service Culture: How To Find Out If You Already Have One (And Build One If You Don't) 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z But the majority of reviewers were less kind, describing the film as heavy-handed and self-important with a picture-postcard view of India’s teeming misery. Richard Attenborough, director of ‘Gandhi,’ dies at 90 This comes at a time when the conservative movement is increasingly synonymous with mean-spirited, prank-like and combative activism and self-important grand gestures. The GOP self-destruction is complete: millennials officially hate conservatives 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Like most self-important entrepreneurs on a mission to change the world, he decided to write a book on lessons learned in startup life. Have You Read The Latest Startup Thriller? 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z We got you, Big Brother and self-important diplomats! Aaron Swartz and Aereo Were Still Just Stealing 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z We are, of course, talking here about England - that self-important nation which is no longer very good at football but is quite brilliant at marketing it. Column: England too insular for World Cup success 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z What I saw, swelling with self-important pride was evidence of how I constructed my own intellectual history through reading. Linda Grant: 'I have killed my books' 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z He savages the self-important, self-satisfied, ready-for-my-closeup slice of Washington that will be on display Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner. Mark Leibovich’s This Town Is Brilliant and Fun … And Wrong 2014-05-02T21:33:25Z Like everywhere else in Westeros, the Night’s Watch is plagued by self-important, petty leaders eager to see head’s lilting on pikes. 'Game Of Thrones' Season 4 Premiere Review: 'Two Swords' 2014-04-07T06:39:00Z A tugboat puffs snub-nosed and self-important up the river. City Room: Sleepless in New York 2014-02-17T03:00:24Z Mr. Obama was angry at the revelations, privately excoriating Mr. Snowden as a self-important narcissist who had not thought through the consequences of his actions. Obama’s Path From Critic to Defender of Spying 2014-01-16T02:56:51Z Her voice sounded self-important and excited—pleased with herself for having recognized him when he knew nothing about her. Alice Munro: “The Bear Came over the Mountain.” 2013-10-14T04:00:00Z Levit says the notice is the result of misunderstandings and natural tension between port authorities intent on “optimizing” the port for a broader audience and the ship’s inmates who are “young, opinionated, and self-important.” A Ship, A Couple Of Startups And The Bay 2013-10-07T21:29:00Z Its inhabitants are, virtually without exception, the biggest shower of needy, self-important, bumwipes in London with a self-pity complex and misplaced sense of entitlement to match. Crap Towns: Chipping Norton makes list of worst places to live in Britain 2013-07-10T15:02:47Z That may sound a bit self-important, an outlook that the rest of the country sometimes accuses New York City leaders of holding. New York City Could Look Like New Orleans, Due to Flood Protection 2013-06-13T11:45:01.843Z By keeping up the self-important charade that they are “breaking news” every minute, rather than calmly monitoring a developing situation that will, at some future point, become breaking again, they are going fast and thoughtless. The sprinting, sloppy TV news coverage of the Boston manhunt 2013-04-19T20:35:00Z Forgive Paramor for probably hanging around the officious green jackets too much this week and feeling a bit self-important himself. Column: Green jackets deal Chinese teen a low blow 2013-04-13T01:51:09Z January 22, 2013, 3:50 pm Reports Reveal Financial Challenges, but Few Solutions The important and self-important of global finance are again gathering at the annual in Davos, Switzerland. DealBook: Reports Reveal Financial Challenges, but Few Solutions 2013-01-22T22:10:02Z However, as with any self-important list, choices must be made. 7 Top Education Stories Of 2012 2013-01-07T14:43:23Z Some self-important person’s resolutions, which you should care about because, well, because he’s a very, very important man. Why New Year's Resolutions Don't Work 2012-12-27T16:05:26Z I would feel that a bulletin of my own splendid doings was a trifle one-way as a form of communication - a little self-important. Christmas round-robin letters: The revenge 2012-12-22T02:38:15Z How many self-important people are there in positions of power, restrained by ethics or decorum from telling us all what they really think, and only a few keystrokes away from doing so? Federal Prosecutors Let It All Hang Out On The Internet 2012-11-22T16:28:01Z If you demand the "respect" of your customers you are a self-important blow hard who has positioned the art of cooking up there with fighting in the trenches or treating the sick. Top chefs unite against blogger's review 2012-11-08T13:20:00Z To satirists, it is smug and self-important: the Onion parodies it with video talks such as: “Compost-Fuelled Cars: Wouldn’t That Be Great?” Lessons from TED: Corporate TEDucation 2012-11-01T16:03:14Z Whilst giving Iran is clearly a very misguided financial policy, I also dislike the US's adamant and self-important role as The World Police. Standard Chartered shares tumble 2012-08-07T16:17:19Z And England was just England, perpetually unable to live up to its own self-important expectations. Column: Spanish masters turn soccer into art 2012-07-01T23:22:14Z “Americans are self-important,” I would tell my friends back home, “and they laugh whenever I pronounce ‘sorry’ or Regina.” Quebec students mark 100 days of tuition protests 2012-05-23T11:45:00Z Hollywood often portrays business leaders as stuffed suits, brusque and self-important. What Warren Buffett's CEOs Can Teach You 2012-05-17T11:50:44Z Well, Pharold, I have done your bidding," she said, in a tone both cajoling and self-important--"I have done your bidding, and have seen the lad. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z Isa is endearingly odd, if a bit self-important: After one ambivalent review ran last year, the restaurant responded with a menu depicting the offending critic stabbing a knife into the heart of Brooklyn. Isa’s $13 Giant Squid, Yoga Classes Woo Hipster Foodies: Review 2012-02-22T13:04:42Z One professor called him a “smug, self-important jerk” — on Bloom’s Facebook page. A journalism professor derides Iowa, questions its clout and unleashes a bipartisan fury 2011-12-15T08:10:49Z They would not, for its own sake, have it troublesome to their friends, or self-important, or selfish; and they keep it back. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z The practice has fallen into the same oblivion which has overtaken the old parish clerk—at one period so self-important an individual in the church, and now, except in remote villages, so insignificant an official. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z In the background stands a self-important eagle arrayed in the Napoleonic uniform and a biped lion dressed in a sack coat and an air of conscious superiority. Abraham Lincoln and the London Punch Cartoons, Comments and Poems, Published in the London Charivari, During the American Civil War (1861-1865) 2011-11-21T03:00:13.443Z The Rev. James Carbery, a young curate, tall and impressive in appearance, ponderous and self-important, is very immaculate in a silk waistcoat and a large gold cross. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z His self-important air, also the condescending nod with which he acknowledged the respectful obeisances of the peasantry, betokened a person of no small consequence. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. II (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:24.180Z He knew that fact himself, but no man could have been more innocent of self-important airs. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z But this self-important man had been so hardened in iniquity, that it was by no means a difficult task to persuade him to assist in her ruin. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z It's up to you, kid," Neale ordered Robertson, the Soph., whom they tolerated because his self-important airs amused them, "you're the youngest. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Picture me entering the wide western ocean at night, an inconspicuous but self-important morsel sitting on a sea-chest, at a time when it was perhaps ordained that hundreds of ships should have anxious passages. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Markedly unimpassioned men tend to be fitful, petulant, censorious, self-important, self-willed, and eager for popularity—so tended Henry. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z The top echelons of football may well be a 'snide, avaricious, self-important fiasco' as quoted in yesterday's Fiver, but surely that does not apply to the rest of the English footballing pyramid? The Fiver 2011-07-29T15:09:20Z "Be quiet, gentlemen," was the self-important style of his addresses, "see what an example the poor have set you; be patient, as they are, and you will soon be prosperous, like me!" Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z They were jokes, of course, most of them, and intended to frighten silly self-important people. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z Propelled by self-interested businessmen and self-important editors, the superpower aspiration seeks to mask the deep fault lines in Indian society through the flaunting of high growth rates. Activists Take On Corrupt Politicians in India 2011-06-12T14:00:00Z But if other eyes and other ears are numerous enough they will also be conflicting enough, and will strengthen rather than diminish the self-confidence and self-importance of the self-confident and self-important ruler. Body, Parentage and Character in History Notes on the Tudor Period 2011-08-08T02:00:20.193Z That included the so-called key Republicans, party insiders and self-important activists whom she also seemed to ignore en route. Week in Review: Sarah Palin and the Politics of Winging It 2011-06-04T17:28:39Z I've got a challenge for Mark: try not being so freaking self-important for just one week. Eric Schmidt Admits Screw-Up, Identifes the Big Four of the Internet 2011-06-01T15:02:44Z But he could not help it; Theodore's self-important slowness was too exasperating. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z They act no different than entitled, self-important fraternity and sorority drunks. the government shut down show put on by our leaders was a page taken from the cartoon show south park. Letters from Donald Trump supporters 2011-04-15T17:01:00Z Foreigners might think that my parents' attitude sniffs a bit of the self-important of a martyr complex. Japanese Stiff-Upper Lip: Please Avoid Fukinshin 2011-03-15T23:30:00Z Am I the only one who finds it delightfully amusing that the Fiver has readers who would sanctimoniously unsubscribe to a free email with a self-important sense of offended principles? The Fiver 2011-03-04T14:58:34Z As soon as their spouses take office, they have to start masterminding a whirl of charity events and worthy dinners like self-important 1920s countesses. So Sarah Brown didn't make Gordon a boiled egg and soldiers. Get over it 2011-02-27T00:05:36Z The German instructor’s husband, whom all the girls called “Mister Frau Deuseldorf,” was a pursy, self-important little man, with a bristling pompadour and mustache. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z She was more self-important and self-assertive, and Zizi wondered if she had learned something definite against some suspect. In the Onyx Lobby 2011-02-14T03:00:31.897Z The futile and thriftless yet busy and self-important king was one of those sovereigns who irritate their subjects into opposition by injudicious activity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Players, for example, have taken to announcing their retirements from international football in a dramatic and self-important manner, often several years after they were last picked. Harry Pearson: The art of ruling oneself out 2011-02-04T00:06:00Z Though fond of the gentle little Mrs. Bowen, she had never liked the pompous and self-important clergyman, and she rose now to greet someone who appeared at the outer door. The Diamond Pin 2011-01-22T03:00:15.907Z Boomers are the "Me Generation" - selfish, self-important, self-dramatising, hoovering up all available resources - to paraphrase from some of the comments in British papers in the past two weeks. Boom, boom! 2011-01-15T15:12:00Z The whole thing was begun and ended so swiftly that this very grandiloquent and self-important quill-pen hath made, I find, an incomparably greater business of it than ever it was in itself. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z The New York Post headlined its review "Freak show unbearable to watch", while the Baltimore Sun summed up the first show as "a load of obnoxious, self-important noise." CNN's "Spitzer Parker" debuts to scathing reviews 2010-10-05T18:55:00Z There are many fault-lines running through the very self-important and hermetically sealed bubble that is Formula One. Formula One, Integrity Nil: Ferrari and the worst brand of cheating 2010-07-26T23:55:00Z The federation is "a bunch of self-important folks who decided they need to speak for the tea party," Meckler said. Tea Party Group on Defensive Over NAACP Blog 2010-07-19T23:50:00Z Most of these books aren’t great literature either: the great majority are sentimental and predictable, and a few manage to be as pedantic, self-important and annoying as, one ventures, their authors must be in person. Books: Compelling Stories, if Not Literature 2010-06-28T20:20:00Z The trumpets-up framing invites self-important writing and signals that the reader is being allowed temporary admission into some secret room. The Media Equation: How to Save Newsweek 2010-06-07T01:30:00Z Slogan: "Be self-important with us" Frequent flier program: Ego Miles I'm thinking we could villainize things by adding in Frank Lorenzo's Eastern and Continental. Introducing the Triple-X Alliance 2010-05-27T00:45:00Z As soon as he has arrived, he’s gone, in a swoosh of camera crews, self-important press officers and police, the cavalcade sweeping into the Walworth Road rain. Correspondent's Diary: On the trail in Camberwell and Peckham 2010-05-06T13:13:00Z On the Twitter Patrol Jacob Morse operates Tweeting Too Hard, which calls out the self-important.A small but vocal group is policing tweets for grammar and content. Buying Serena's Handbag 2010-04-29T11:00:00Z It’s silly enough that coaches dress and act like self-important litigators, endlessly parsing tenths of seconds near the close of every game. How to Improve the N.C.A.A. Tournament 2010-04-01T23:44:00Z But what I mainly thought was: what a self-important and stupid shop. An unauthorised history of Smythson's 2010-03-27T00:12:00Z He complains of a Britain in which "the products of long educations sit on trains fiddling with symbols on their laptop screens or making self-important calls to say they are running late for the meeting". Job title inflation 2010-02-26T11:50:00Z What made it worse apparently, was the sizeable gap between the end of the Golf Channel telecast and the beginning of the forever-tedious introductions of the terribly self-important CBS commentary team. 2010-02-15T00:00:00Z The visitor was an elegantly dressed young man, with a free, self-important air about him. The Progressionists, and Angela. Then the door opened and Copley came in, big and self-important, with the air of a man entirely at home. Hard Pressed In a few moments they were ranged beneath the chestnut, waiting for orders from their self-important and vain commander. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency And beyond, away from that house, a war that that old woman and those self-important people saw only as a means of increasing their own self-importance. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary A somewhat portly, somewhat pompous and self-important appearing individual was this man. The Auto Boys' Mystery There was no longer any danger in writing to Weston, and she smiled sadly as she thought of the blind, self-important days when she had believed otherwise. Anne Many a time since then has Lisa come tiptoeing along after us on the street, tossing her head this way and that, mimicking us, to show how self-important we are! What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself A self-important man, one liking the business while protesting that he sank under the burden, he was the missionary, so to speak, of our remote habitation. The Golden Age Mr. Tuddenham was a stout, self-important little man with a red face and a "don't—you—dare—to—argue—with—me—sir" air. Adventures of Bindle With a nod of the head as self-important as decisive he turned his back. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. He was a little bit of a self-important chap, with a gruff, coarse voice, and schoolmaster written in large letters all over him. The Recipe for Diamonds Why people say such a thing is a puzzle; but they all, especially the boys, do say that I am so self-important. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself She was inclined to be fussy and self-important and lacking in self-reliance. Coquette Active, scheming, self-important men, they were mighty in the money marts but were made use of, and looked down upon, by the old Dutch aristocracy. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times Some days afterwards, the man took his treasures to the office and gave them up with a self-important flourish, only to be laughed at for his pains. Fairy Tales from the German Forests An anecdote in this pamphlet assigns a sufficient motive to excite some wrath in a much less irritable animal than the self-important editor of Bolingbroke’s Works. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors It would have been absolutely agreeable, except that her formal and self-important character modulated her strains, as it impressed her manners and moulded her countenance. Shirley The self-important timidity of Dennis saw in this incident a reason for the greatest alarm for himself, and distrust of his friend. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches On the other hand, his avoidance of any assumption of meddlesome authority prevented the irritation and dislike which free men inevitably feel for the self-important type of leader. The Pathless Trail But neither the expectant executioner nor the self-important master of ceremonial looks down, or distinguishes the cry in the babel of savage sounds. Orphans of the Storm Each self-important petty official could see no reason why I should not spend several hours explaining things for his special benefit. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone No more solemn conferences of self-important, self-willed scientists filled the commander's cabin! Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters In the course of this adventure he met the white Mouldiwarp, and it was just a white mole, very funny and rather self-important. Harding's luck Certainly Reginald had not improved; he had grown ever so much more self-important since he got a living of his own. Phoebe, Junior “Indeed?” smiled Ralph, amused at the off-hand, yet self-important manner of his companion. Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail Instead of kindly inquiring his address, and conducting the unfortunate gentleman to his residence, the self-important petty official adopted the very means to irritate him and render him more boisterous. City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston With self-important step and craning his long neck forward, he came slowly on, hurrying a little when some frightened frog foolishly made a hop out of his way. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young No one seemed in a hurry except one or two self-important officials and their white-jacketed retinue. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia And Dudley's self-important voice cut through my thoughts like a knife: "Where on earth were you this evening, Paulette?" he was demanding irritably. The La Chance Mine Mystery But she knew that Herbert only tolerated her for Evelyn's sake, and that the boys, rather spoilt and self-important, found her a nuisance. The Third Miss Symons Fifty whispers commented on that fact; fifty regular members of the course became self-important through knowing it. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life The goat took her place in the stall with a self-important, superior air, quite as if she were a real cow and had never done anything else but stand in a cow stall. Lisbeth Longfrock Even Robert could not often be with her, since Mervyn’s absence and silence threw much on him and Mr. Crabbe, the executor and guardian; and the Bannermans were both exacting and self-important. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Morris, the landlord of "The Merry Dancer"—which was the name of the inn—was a burly man, and usually extremely self-important. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story Thus a good work was destroyed by the folly of two ignorant, self-important preachers. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings The trawler fussed ahead like a self-important hen that has laid an egg. The Long Trick Directly after Brindle came Crookhorn, with a self-important air and making herself as tall as possible. Lisbeth Longfrock He was a man of a good and kindly nature, a little vain and self-important, but earnest and upright, and possessed of very fair abilities. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 The clerk, like all modern hotel clerks, was exquisitely arrayed, highly perfumed, and too self-important to be obliging, or even courteous. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House For who can carry self-important and haughty feelings to the throne of Infinite Purity? The Young Maiden "I saw the very same thing done," added Tommy, with his usual self-important air. Proud and Lazy A Story for Little Folks One day, when the men were feeding the horses, they saw her dash in, and, with her usual self-important air, attempt to squeeze her way into the stall of the military horse. Lisbeth Longfrock Now these people, the gracious and generous,—not the self-important and ostentatious,—are, according to Jesus, in the end to rule. Mornings in the College Chapel Short Addresses to Young Men on Personal Religion He filled the house with his new-fangled philosophy, and assumed a self-important air. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) This made him more fussy and more self-important. Lady Bountiful James, however, was such an airy feather himself he did not remark this, but only felt a little self-important at sustaining such a subtle conversation with a man from Oxford. The Lost Girl They were uninteresting and mediocre, these newcomers, yet the sort who thrive astonishingly upon new soil, who become prosperous and self-important in an atmosphere of equality. The Lady Doc The Prefect, who was also father of a family, was inwardly moved at the sight of his visitor's grief, but he repressed his emotion and assumed a cold and self-important air. The Lost Child He was without any sense of humour or any refinement of feeling—self-important, full of the dignity of his office, thrifty to meanness, but he acted up to his light, and was no hypocrite. The Nebuly Coat Even as a schoolboy, Bland-Potterton was fussy and self-important At the university—Balliol was his college—he was regarded as a coming man, likely to make his mark in the world. Lady Bountiful A bustling, self-important major of United States volunteers was at one time there, in charge. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death He was feeling particularly self-important that morning, in consequence of having been sent for on business by the President, and he sauntered through the train with an offensive air of proprietorship and authority. Cab and Caboose The Story of a Railroad Boy One may be aware even of one's importance, without being "self-important." Human Traits and their Social Significance "They are not a bit like what I expected," he said; "but they are such self-important, conceited little chaps that you can't help having a fellow-feeling with them!" Peak and Prairie From a Colorado Sketch-book I afterward learned, by questioning the self-important foreman, that the first verdict had been an open one. The Paternoster Ruby But they made up for their insignificance by self-important and fussy puffings and pipings, while, like an elephant harried by terriers, the vast mass slowly swung outward toward the open. Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on the Log of Alexander Forsyth Smith's Maiden Transatlantic Voyage The do-nothing, the popinjay, the intractable, the self-important, the remonstrant, the I thought, sir—the It is due to my dignity, sir—none of these flourished in the Army of the Valley. The Long Roll “I saw the very same thing done,” added Tommy, with his usual self-important air. The Birthday Party A Story for Little Folks Jumbo grinned a good deal at the sententious gravity with which the leader delivered his orders, and the self-important strides with which he passed over the land. Black Ivory He is very different now from the thoughtless, self-important boy who looked at everything from his own point of view. The Princess of the School Whereas to Edwin, Albert was in fact a mere tedious, self-important manufacturer in a small way, with whom he had no ideas in common. Clayhanger The painter instantly caught the patronizing, self-important spirit of the invitation. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) Call a person ‘pragmatical’, and you now imply not merely that he is busy, but over-busy, officious, self-important, and pompous to boot. English Past and Present The character of the traveller, meddling, self-important, and what the ladies call fussing, but yet generous and benevolent in his purposes, was partly taken from nature. St. Ronan's Well In Vienna, for instance, we find the influential but self-important Rellstab writing that it is "a shame that she is in the hands of a father who allows such nonsense as Chopin's to be played." Woman's Work in Music The sophomores themselves were full of secrets, whispering around in groups, their faces grave with self-important expressions. Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls In short, from my window-seat it was easy to see how self-important the majority of all these little black "frocks" thought themselves. An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 What happened when Rip made his innocent reply to the self-important gentleman? The Literary World Seventh Reader He seemed so desolate there, giving strange little self-important coughs and sniffs, beating the ground with his smart little military boot. The Dark Forest "Certainly, sir, there will be one," said the citizen, with a self-important air. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia He was interrupted by the Mayor, who was on the other side, a fussy and self-important little person. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 They all had that self-important air which is inseparable from such shows and which denotes that the individual is feeling either like a great man or a fool. Captain Jinks, Hero Others, again, of low origin, rise to a high position, and, with self-important faces and in ostentatious residences, regard themselves as inferior to none. Japanese Literature Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical Poetry and Drama of Japan Ahem!" said the mouse, with a self-important air, "are you all ready? Alice's Adventures Under Ground Being a facsimile of the original Ms. book afterwards developed into "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Whether he was sitting down or standing up, there always seemed to be something stiff, self-important and formal about him. Enter Bridget He had a controversy in his paper of long standing with a man named Piper, a pompous and self-important little personage, who edited the Fitchburg Reveille. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 The Duke of Buckingham, a proud, self-important individual, was standing near the door and saw it all. When Knighthood Was in Flower or, the Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth No need for me to guess," I replied, as though with some indifference, because of her self-important air; "I knew all about it long ago. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor The whole crowd of invaders were disgustingly haughty and self-important—worse even than the Strained Relations, Sara thought; but the officers were the worst of all. The Garden of the Plynck For Mrs. De Graf was vain and self-important, and still thought herself attractive and even girlish. Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad It makes us feel less self-important, sometimes, when we stop to consider that about one half the human race, even at the present day, have no idea of our existence. American Men of Action It was impossible to tell from his inscrutable, self-important air what he thought of all this. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest With the self-important air of a man who enjoys the confidence of others, he said significantly: "I wouldn't be so sure if I were you." Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst The colonel was a pompous, self-important individual, intensely selfish and domineering, and his wife a thoughtless devotee of fashion and society. Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent One of their number, however, when asked if they were not rather too self-important, bent his head quickly downward, and replied that he couldn't see the point, which was exceedingly brassy for a pin. St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 The post-office and the meteorological observatory, in one dilapidated house, presided over by a single self-important official, deserve description here. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians But, of course—it is very natural—they think that rather self-important and silly. Red Pottage He was very grand and youthfully self-important, or so we all thought, and still he patted her on the shoulder or put his arm about her and kissed her. Twelve Men When the parlor door opened she rushed forward, thinking it was he, but it was only Phillis—Phillis, looking insolent, self-important, contemptuous, as she held out to her mistress a letter. Christian's Mistake However, they were not prepared for Azalea's attitude, which was that of self-important bravado. Patty and Azalea He was old, fussy, and self-important, and withal no friend to me. Helmet of Navarre They are either so melancholy that they give you the hump or so self-important that you want to slap them. The Lamp in the Desert They appeared so self-important, as if the sky would fall or the earth heave up to meet the sky if they got out of formation. The Last Shot Canes are now carried mostly by the very youthful and the very aged, the powerful, the distinguished, the patrician, the self-important, and those who fancy to exalt themselves. Walking-Stick Papers At every effort of his memory he recognized some trait of the dreamy messenger of destiny in this pompous, bustling, self-important, little-great man of the village. Twice Told Tales And therewith a sudden sobering of the ruddy countenance and self-important manner. Elizabeth's Campaign Such was the state of the fashionable world in this self-important little town. Tales of a Traveller His self-important loquacity ceased, and his condescending smile passed into a sharp, reticent, business look. Mistress and Maid Among these were a set of fat, self-important old burghers, who smoked their pipes, and said nothing except to negative every plan of defence proposed. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete Perfectly self-important too—she thinks there is no wisdom now but her own. Melbourne House, Volume 2 Poor Dorothy felt as if the black eyes of this self-important dwarf were reading her inmost thoughts. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion The quarantine officers came on board, little, brown men in uniform, absurdly self-important. Kimono The big fellow whispered something to the student, who at once became more self-important than ever, and said very seriously to Vera: "That is your husband's room, Madame, I understand?" The Secret City That tried old veteran, with his eye undimmed, his natural strength unabated, his resolute look, and calm determined manner, before which the blustering kidnapper, and the self-important oppressor have so often quailed! Isaac T. Hopper And, in general, he was well thought of for his own character, as a plain, uninterfering person, with none of the officious, self-important habits of a court. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans Moreover, Dunstan enjoyed the self-important consciousness of having a horse to sell, and the opportunity of driving a bargain, swaggering, and possibly taking somebody in. Silas Marner Uncle Thomas's missions were many and various; a self-important man, one liking the business while protesting that he sank under the burden, he was the missionary, so to speak, of our remote habitation. The Golden Age Such as Mrs. Elton appeared to her on this second interview, such she appeared whenever they met again,—self-important, presuming, familiar, ignorant, and ill-bred. Emma What makes me sickest about you all is that you're so nauseatingly conceited and self-important. The Spread Eagle and Other Stories I have studied the noble arts both of tickling and tormenting: by which I have subjected this very self-important race to my will and pleasure.' The Adventures of Hugh Trevor Her face was thin and freckled, and one might have questioned whether its expression was shrewd, or self-important. Eleanor At that moment the train lumbered in, the engine wearing that inanely self-important air affected by locomotives of the larger build. With Edged Tools Then he walked with a rather shambling but self-important gait to the table next mine, carefully placed his manuscript upon a chair, and sat down upon it. Tales from Bohemia He has a self-important look; is he some diviner? The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 "Who that serves Pausanias ever asks that question, or can foresee from one hour to another what he may be required to do?" returned the self-important messenger, with great contempt. Pausanias, the Spartan The Haunted and the Haunters, an Unfinished Historical Romance I mean—lots of these complaints are really mere red tape; some self-important employee is trying to look busy. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors It's only the successful and the self-important and the patronising that I want to pull down a little. The Cathedral And of the opponents of the proposed Constitution he said, "The major part of them will, it is to be feared, be governed by sinister and self-important motives." Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him I recognized him: Dave, a heavyset, self-important jerk who loved to work the front door, even though he blew his spiel about half the time. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom On entering, Goldsmith was struck with the self-important appearance of the chairman ensconced in a large gilt chair. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography He answered it with relief, bowing a hurried, self-important excuse to the ladies. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors "I used to think so, in my self-important days, but I am beginning to believe that our little individual efforts are hopelessly lost in a sea of rubbish." The Native Born or, the Rajah's People The judging of the cars took place in the wide Place du Marché, and immediately afterwards the firing-off of a small self-important cannon signalised the commencement of the battle. The Vision of Desire Milton was never, however, a conventional prig, and a quarrel with a self-important tutor led at one time to his informal suspension from the University. A History of English Literature That pompous and self-important personage admired the Massachusetts Governor, who far surpassed him in talents and acquirements, and who at the same time knew how to soothe his vanity. A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II It certainly must have been very entertaining for them to see the long procession of carriages, the hundreds of trunks, the flurrying maids, and the self-important valets. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters In spite of the Screech-Owl's grave and self-important tone, I shouldn't wonder if it all amounted to very little. Chantecler Play in Four Acts For in your mien A self-important air is seen. The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan The third day he received the following note, and took it to read with enjoyment of the secrecy combined with a sort of self-important shame. Tenterhooks The garrison of Capoo was small and self-important, but sickness made itself conspicuous among its members. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories He concluded this sentence with a self-important cough, as one who has laid down the law in an indisputable manner. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 A frivolous little self-important captain of a coasting-sloop in the dried-apple and kitchen-furniture trade was always hailing every vessel that came in sight, just to hear himself talk and air his small grandeurs. Mark Twain Sir Christopher walked about with a self-important air, looking up at the ceiling, and said that he thought they were high enough. History of King Charles the Second of England As for the most beautiful person in all the great world, I am afraid that she was beginning to feel self-important. Man on the Box The young man immediately straightened himself up in a most self-important manner and exclaimed: "What do you think I care if it is offensive to you?" Personal Experience of a Physician Cæsar's army supported him as a whole, but there was one self-important man among the leaders of it who proved an exception. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic Worse than all, Lance had laughed at him, and Bernard was far too proud and self-important not to feel every joke like so many nettle-stings. The Pillars of the House, V1 Faltonius Bambilio, the Pontifex of Vesta, was a pursy, pudgy, pompous old man, immensely self-important, almost ridiculous in his fussiness, but clothed with a certain impressiveness by the mere fact of his religious office. The Unwilling Vestal Vain, self-important, possessed of an abnormal conceit, men of his type go ahead ruthlessly, ignoring the details, bent only on achieving the ultimate. West Wind Drift Meantime Lucy had sailed, and was presently heard of in a whirl of excitement that shortened her letters, and made them joyous and self-important. The Young Step-Mother "She'll soon set me down," she said, too self-important to suppose that any one would dare do her an injury. A Double Story He might very well be less self-important than anything in a bit of scarlet and medals if he had been the Lord of the Manor himself. Winding Paths His name was Shane and he strode into the room with a bumptious, self-important air, his burly frame looking especially awkward and unwieldy in the gentle surroundings. Raspberry Jam She could not help despising all that crowd of self-important and fussy males to whom the idea had not occurred that even balloonists must eat. The Old Wives' Tale Theos smiled,—the grandiloquent manner of this self-important individual amused him. Ardath "Of all the impudent, conceited, self-important young whippersnappers!" fumed Mr. Brewster. The Unspeakable Perk Xenophon in his "Memorabilia" makes Socrates tell Critobuls, a wealthy and self-important individual, that he is really so hampered by his high position as to be decidedly poor. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life In a comic journal, some years ago, there was a picture of a man in a most self-important attitude, with two common mortals in the background gazing at him. As a Matter of Course Until then, any sort of proposal, or making proposals, is no more than a tiresome game for self-important people.' Women in Love He resumed his serious voice, his self-important air and said: "My dear Beautrelet, I have orders to recommend you to observe the most absolute discretion in regard to this matter." The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin That gentleman, however, as Editor and Proprietor of the Snake—a new, but highly successful weekly "society" journal, was far too dignified and self-important to allow his countenance to betray his feelings. Thelma But our Government departments knew better: their problem was how to win the war with Augustus on their backs, well-meaning, brave, patriotic, but obstructively fussy, self-important, imbecile, and disastrous. Augustus Does His Bit The self-important annoyance of the tone seemed to appeal to whatever vestige of appreciation for the humorous, chains and degradation had suffered to linger in the convict's brain, for a faint smile crossed his features. For the Term of His Natural Life There were attachés, in strange uniforms, self-important Cuban generals, officers from the flagship New York, and an army of photographers. Notes of a War Correspondent But Mr. Glossin was well aware that such a hint was of power sufficient to decide the motions of his self-important, but not self-relying colleague. Guy Mannering His father was said to have kept a dram shop, but he himself was a lawyer of robust physique, a good though prolix speaker, with a self-important air and a reputation for ability. Penguin Island We cannot do without the other hemisphere yet, in spite of our self-important airs. Elinor Wyllys, Volume 2 He recognized Philip as one of the bright young men of the Republic; but in his own opinion he was far too self-important to betray that fact. The Red Cross Girl |
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