Quotes About Ego

There is no life as empty as the self-centered life. There is no life as centered as the self-empty life.

People who lead for selfish reasons seek… Power: They love control and will continue to add value to themselves by reducing the value of others. Position: Titles are their ego food. They continually make sure that others feel their authority and know their rights as a leader. Money: They will use people and sell themselves for financial gain. Prestige: Their looking good is more important to them than their being and doing good.

Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie declared, "It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone." To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.

NBA superstar David Robinson remarked, "I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, very long season. It counts more that the team has played well.

Para lograr algo grande de verdad, despójese de su ego, y prepárese a formar parte de un equipo.

The way President Abraham Lincoln is said to have handled a person who had a know-it-all attitude. Lincoln asked, "How many legs will a sheep have if you call a tail a leg?" "Five," the man answered. "No," replied Lincoln, "he'll still have four, because calling a tail a leg doesn't make it one.

Occasionally someone will ask me about how ego fits into the leadership equation. They'll want to know what keeps a leader from having a huge ego. I think the answer lies in each leader's pathway to leadership. If people paid their dues and gave their best in obscurity, ego is usually not a problem.

Success leads to the greatest failure, which is pride. Failure leads to the greatest success, which is humility and learning.

Success leads to the greatest failure, which is pride. Failure leads to the greatest success, which is humility and learning. —DAVID BROOKS

Today things are different. The darkness in the outside world has vanished, but the darkness in our hearts remains, virtually unchanged. Just like an iceberg, what we label the ego or consciousness is, for the most part, sunk in darkness. And that estrangement sometimes creates a deep contradiction or confusion within us.

I couldn't help but noticing that I'm much better looking than all of your ex-girlfriends.

People sometimes dont recover from broken relationships, not because of the love they had towards the person who broke their heart but because of their hurt ego.

Principles are important in life, but when they begin to boost ones ego, then they turn into a burden for relationships.

A man will not let a good woman walk away... but a Boy with pride will lose treasured possession because of his ego.

EGO is the only requirement to destroy any relationship, So, be a bigger person skip the e and let it go...

Being unappreciated is a sign of selfishness.

Just remember: any bi... before me was a mistake and any bi... after me is a downgrade.

I am too stubborn to forget and you are too proud to apologize.

When there is a battle between Ego and Forgiveness, never let the ego win...!!

Focus on the solution, not the problem. Follow your heart, not your ego. Trust God not people.

People with egos are like cheap clothes with high price tags. They are not really worth, what they advertise!

If every story someone tells you revolves around how great they are and how they're always the victim in situations they're most likely full of sh...

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.

You gotta get up early in the morning to mess with me. I mean, I'm a businessman first-you gotta let the business come before the music, because it's all about being a good person and your ego can't get bigger than yourself and the things you're your trying to do, especially when you're promoting an album. So I feel it's real important to be businesslike in anything I do.