Self-importance

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I'm kind of a big deal...people know me.

Ron Burgundy

Anchorman

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Topic

Self-importance Reputation

Speaker

Ron Burgundy

Actor

Will Ferrell

Source

Anchorman

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Directed by Adam McKay, Apatow Productions, 2004.

I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.

Ron Burgundy

Anchorman

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Topic

Self-importance Delusion Reputation

Speaker

Ron Burgundy

Actor

Will Ferrell

Source

Anchorman

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Language

English

Time

2004 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Directed by Adam McKay, Apatow Productions, 2004.

The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take.

C. Northcote Parkinson

The Economist

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Topic

Abuse of power Self-importance

Author

C. Northcote Parkinson

Source

Pension Point The Economist

Medium

Essay Newspaper

Genre

Economic literature

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Parkinson, C. Northcote. Parkinson's Law: The Pursuit of Progress. John Murray, 1958, ch. 10. Originally published as "Pension Point" in The Economist, c. 1958.