Quotes About Ego

Most of what they call humility is successfully disguised arrogance.

This, perhaps, is true self-confidence: the ability to look at the world without the need to find signs that stroke one's ego.*

George Soros, cuando hace una apuesta financiera, no deja de buscar ejemplos que demuestren que su teoría inicial es falsa. Tal vez sea esto la auténtica confianza en uno mismo: la capacidad de observar el mundo sin necesidad de encontrar signos que halaguen el propio ego.*

This, perhaps, is true self-confidence: the ability to look at the world without the need to find signs that stroke one's ego.fn3

But this clearly left me to seek ego fulfillment elsewhere.

Every other form is self-serving.*4

One of the great self-deceptions--and one of the great foolishnesses--is to tell yourself, Only I will know. Only you will know that you are a liar; only you will know you deal unethically with people who trust you; only you will know you have no intention of honoring your promise. Whose knowledge or judgment do you imagine is more important? It is precisely your own ego from which there is no escape.

The tragedy of many people's lives is that, given a choice between being "right" and having an opportunity to be happy, they invariably choose being "right." That is the one ultimate satisfaction they allow themselves.

It is very queer, but not the less true, that people are generally quite as vain, or even more so, of their deficiencies than of their available gifts.

Benevolence is the twin of pride.

to express to the world how utterly nugatory is the choicest of man's own righteousness.

Important work," Jeri quipped, "often loses the spotlight to self-important people.

a true leader never puts his ego ahead of his assets.

The best we can hope for is to be humble in our arrogance.

Important work often loses the spotlight to self-important people.

No puedes dejar tu huella sin cribar unos cuantos egos por el camino

My ego says it must be me they're after

you're far from the greatest mind on Earth.

It was no surprise to Rowan that it was painted royal blue and studded with glistening stars. Everything in Scythe Goddard's life was a testament to his ego.

É o preço que se paga, minha querida. Não dá para deixar sua marca sem coletar alguns egos ao longo do caminho.

To call me unnatural is a high compliment. For am I not superior to nature?

I never met another man I'd rather be. And even if that's a delusion, it's a lucky one.

Hey baby, when I write, I'm the hero of my shit.

When a writer is swayed with his fame and his fortune, you can float him down the river with the turds.