Quotes About Egos

Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just from seeing the consequences of his or her behavior. Our sons and daughters don't need more guilt and self-doubt heaped upon their already wounded egos.

A boardroom is a collection of individuals, and individuals have varying motives, egos, agendas and qualifications. Sometimes the dynamics can go off track.

Most relationships fail not because of fights, but because of egos.

Lots of people say politics is about individualism and egos. I happen to think government is best operated as a team.

A body's interior is a serpent studded with corruption. From the will of each person-to secret egos- she sees a net, dot-to-dot, interconnected, with persons bent over it, laborious, intent, the whole world working together on one collective project. When your mouth remembers a bit of bread left on a plate and leads you back to finish it, you are having the experience- close to the surface- by which you usually live.

I have some realistic humility which comes from my first career as a writer. I wrote for other people for ten years. I saw some incredible egos not based on any reality. They were great when they were on top and awful when they weren't. I learned a lot about how to treat people.

I've trained with trainers in L.A., and they get complacent. They're used to dealing with celebrity egos, so they cotton-wool you a bit.

Maids in India have egos. Big egos. They do not like being spoken to curtly, and they do not like to be abruptly instructed by a woman they do not know. They come with the feeling that they already know everything. So while training them to do things your way, speak gently, and when they do it right, appreciate it.

Founders need sizable egos to believe that what they are creating is good enough to change the world. What makes for great co-founders is having those egos focused on complementary, not competing, skills.

of all the disciplines in science, paleoanthropology boasts perhaps the largest share of egos

People talk about egos as if it were objects.

Could you maybe not stare at my brothers in open mouthed admiration?" Rachel whispers. "It will only make their egos bigger.", Loving Summer by Kailin Gow

There aren't many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos, not their convictions. And you know what? It's our fault as voters. We don't demand better candidates, so we end up getting what we deserve—on both sides of the aisle.

Long standing hatred between a man and a woman is just unspoken attraction that has bruised egos.

All my battles were with male egos. I'm just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision.

The premise behind the approach was that our fear of death is a function of our egos, which burden us with a sense of separateness that can become unbearable as we approach death. "We are born into an egoless world," Cohen wrote, "but we live and die imprisoned within ourselves.

The role of benefactor is worse than thankless, it's the role of a victim, Doctor, a sacrificial victim, yes, they want your blood, Doctor, they want your blood on the altar steps of their outraged, outrageous egos!

The best tech companies are led by founders with entrepreneurial zeal and strong egos. They consistently deliver what we want and what we need, at prices that decrease over time. The Wall Street firm is a long-standing institution with a more established hierarchy.

Even the gods felt close, drawn to witness all that was to come. Witness, or to seize the moment and act directly. A nudge here, a tug there, if only to appease their egos… if only to see what happens.

Rap has so many possibilities that need to be explored. There are different factions of rap, but some are in a rut. Rap doesn't have to be about boosting egos and grabbing your crotch and dissing women. There's a way to make political and social issues interesting and entertaining to the young rap audience.

When you got a group like G-Unit... we sold millions of records, we got a lot of egos.

Little girls are all born vicious, darlin'. We just don't let the boys know it. It would hurt their little egos.

Egos turn me off, big time.

In modeling, because you're the center of attention, it builds up people's egos. Sometimes people lose touch with reality. But that happens with acting, too.