Quotes About Ego

Most people think they're smarter than me," said Rodriguez. He winked at me. "And that's what gives me the edge.

Everything is about them, not the dying boys and girls in the arena.

So what I'd really like is to try and conceal him somewhere safe, then go hunt, and come back and collect him. But I have a feeling his ego isn't going to go for that suggestion.

But for better or worse, I am not motivated by kindness.

Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego.

I think your ego gets in the way of making something good because it kind of blinds you from the actual art.

Obviously everybody, if you're playing in the league, you've got to have somewhat of an ego about how you play the game.

You can't avoid being an egotistical person and ultimately somewhat narcissistic. You can try to curb it by recognizing that behavior. But at the same time, your repetitive behavior has its own psychology, and it's impossible to get out of that.

My IQ is somewhere between Spiro Agnew's and Albert Einstein's.

If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that's the cardinal sin.

As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place.

As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place. Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.

You kind of have to have no ego to be a producer and a songwriter.

Professional societies are sooner or later fractured by the ego of their leaders. Everyone wants to be president, chairman, CEO; no one wants to be a mere follower.

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.

To Trump, being a billionaire means plating everything in gold and slapping his name everywhere in huge block letters. It means that he gets to say whatever pops into his head and never has to say he is sorry.

First, the newcomers are eager to come in front of the camera, and later they are like, 'No, sorry, sorry, no pictures'. What is this? I say fame is a very dangerous and bitter thing.

I look good. I feel good and not to sound conceited I sound great.

You'll find that empty vessels make the most sound.

The day I say I'm famous is the day I sound like a fanny.

Bragging just sounds good, man.

I don't want the giant ego. I don't want to become Kevin Costner, singing on the soundtrack to The Postman.

Man is important in one sense only. He was made in the image of God: That is his importance. He is not important for his body, ego, or personality. His constant affirmation of ego-consciousness is the source of all his problems.

If you want to build an open source project, you can't let your ego stand in the way. You can't rewrite everybody's patches, you can't second-guess everybody, and you have to give people equal control.