Quotes About Ego

Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.

One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.

I've never had to fight for a role. Call it my ego or my self-respect, but I won't pick up the phone and call a producer and fight or ask for a role. That's not me. I've always got the best, and my work speaks for itself.

To me, my biggest fear is getting a big head, and that is when I get the hammer. Because it's very easy in this game to believe you're something special.

As an actor, I'm always critical watching others; it's just the nature of the beast. For me, any performance that doesn't cause my ego to say, 'I can do that' really signifies that it's spectacular.

Most novelists are narcissistic egomaniacs who would probably fit somewhere on the CEO spectrum.

Don't believe your own press, and don't give speeches.

Actors love the big speeches and love to be the center of attention. I mean, that's why we do it.

That's the most beautiful thing that I like about boxing: you can take a punch. The biggest thing about taking a punch is your ego reacts and there's no better spiritual lesson than trying to not pay attention to your ego's reaction. That's what takes people out of the fight half the time.

I know that some of the spiritual beliefs that I have are that if I come from a place of love, and I try to get out of my ego and my desire to want more and be selfish in any shape or form, then whatever I'm doing is not good.

Pride will spit in pride's face.

You're cutting off your nose to spite your face if you try to be self-consciously cutting-edge.

it is so difficult not to become vain about one's own good luck.

A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

The fool has one great advantage over a man of sense; he is always satisfied with himself.

There is no room for God in the man who is filled with himself.

As long as a man feels that he is the most important thing in the world he cannot really appreciate the world around him.

I'm quite obviously not the world's most handsome man - I'm the second world's most handsome man!

Ambition is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.

There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love.

We are constantly protecting the male ego, and it's a disservice to men. If a man has any sensitivity or intelligence, he wants to get the straight scoop from his girlfriend.

A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself.

Self importance is man's greatest enemy.