Quotes About Ego

People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to them.

People say "I want peace." If you remove I (ego), and your want (desire), you are left with peace.

All peace-loving women shut up when they sense they have stepped onto Guy Turf. Guy Turf is a murky realm of ego and pride and chivalry and testosterone and heroism.

Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.

Our unconscious, then, does not believe in its own death; it behaves as if it were immortal. It knows nothing that is negative; in it contradictories coincide. This may be the secret of heroism.

What is the first business of one who practices philosophy? To get rid of self-conceit. For it is impossible for anyone to begin to learn that which he thinks he already knows.

Materialism is the philosophy of the subject who forgets to take account of himself.

Everyone believes in his youth that the world really began with him, and that all merely exists for his sake.

My philosophy? I'm always right and you are wrong.

Without ego I don't know how identity works, I don't know... I need to sit down and re-read some philosophy or something.

I had four hundred thousand pages of continental philosophy and lit theory in my head. And by God, I was going to use it to prove to him that I was smarter than he was.

Remove the letter 'I'(EGO) and word 'WANT'(DESIRE) from the statement "I WANT HAPPINESS" and you will be remained with 'HAPPINESS

Life is not profound without its own tragedy. It humbles us. Sets the bar for our introspection. Keeps us from believing we are gods. Puts our egos in check.

Winning has a value for ego, but participation has a value for life.

I am with you always. You just have to find me by opening your inner eyes and closing your egocentric mind.

Appreciation is a better stimulant than money. Money boosts the ego while appreciation touches the soul.

My ego is the wall between you and me.

If you don't know what to do next take the oath that will enhance your soul and erase your ego, & from the quiet space inside yourself, you will know what to do.

I have learned to be happy by calming my ego.

Everyone has a divine beauty. Beware, underneath there may be a hidden diabolical ego.

We make our lives complicated to prove that we are very intelligent.

I'm not an atheist, because I believe that I'm god.

It's all about you, isn't it?

Find what is beautiful in a person and appreciate it. Ignore what is wrong. Everyone has divine beauty but underneath can be a hidden diabolical ego.