Quotes About Ego

It was Mags' turn to snort. But most on it is there ain't 'nough space for him an' his ego t' be in th' same room at th' same time.

And the Emperor's dunderheaded idiot Knights of the Throne would refuse to ride a mare or a gelding. This made absolutely no sense at all, of course. If Kordas had been an enemy commander, one of his first moves would be to send a loose, wild mare in heat out onto the battlefield as soon as the Knights put in an appearance, but in the Empire, when masculine ego came into play, logic flew right out the window.

There are some people who would rather be right than happy, as though making a point was more fun than having a good time These are the people who will risk their lives to get the last laugh even when it isn't funny

He who exalts himself shall be humbled; and he who humbles himself shall be exalted.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

Arrogance is all in a young warrior

I was hated, and I knew it. Part of it was my fault, I am arrogant.

One of the most powerful of all our passions is the desire to be admired and respected.

Men who are unhappy, like men who sleep badly, are always proud of the fact.

I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive.

love must feel the ego of the beloved person as important as one's own ego, and must realize the other's feelings and wishes as though they were one's own.

From childish fear springs the desire to externalise the ego.

In our age, mankind collectively has given itself over to a degree of hubris surpassing everything known in former ages.

There is no ultimate satisfaction in the cultivation of one element of human nature at the expense of all the others, nor in viewing all the world as raw material for the magnificence of one's own ego.

One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on. The more you are talked about, the more you will wish to be talked about.

Again: love is able to break down the hard shell of the ego, since it is a form of biological coöperation in which the emotions of each are necessary to the fulfillment of the other's instinctive purposes.

Persecution mania is always rooted in a too exaggerated conception of our own merits.

Como dice Russell, «las personas que son desdichadas, como las que duermen mal, siempre se enorgullecen de ello». Este es el primer obstáculo a vencer si uno pretende intentar ser feliz, dejar de intentar a toda costa ser «interesante».

Pride is the archenemy of ministry.

Comfort and luxury are usually the chief requirements of life for your ego - its top priorities tend to be accumulations, achievements, and the approval of others.

Anyone can become a game show host. It simply requires a giant, narcissistic ego and an inability to do anything else. The closest thing to school I did was looking in the mirror one hundred times a day and repeating, 'People should listen to you talk.'

What I've found in my research is that realism and self-honesty are the antidote to ego, hubris, and delusion.

When actors talk about research, they're just patting themselves on the back.

He is a loudmouth who cannot fight and has made a good living by criticising me. I want to shut Eubank's mouth forever.