The pleasure principle long persists, however, as the method of working employed by the sexual instincts, which are so hard to 'educate',… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“In fact, without renunciation (tyaag), nothing [no spiritual development] can happen. Renunciation of what? Complete renunciation of illusion (bhranti)! Complete renunciation of the… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
“Most people seem to get bored easily when having an easy life, and need to feed on drama and conflicts to feel… — Robin Sacredfire Copy Share Image
One realizes that human relationships are the tragic necessity of human life; that they can never be wholly satisfactory, that every ego… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
I didn't think there was life after modelling, believe me. It's a hit to the ego when you are not the diva… — Carol Alt Copy Share Image
You need your ego to survive in the three-dimensional world, but you need only that part of the ego which processes information.… — Brian Weiss Copy Share Image
Oh, there's so much ego with men; in their head, they can't possibly think about Tesco's when they are doing Othello. Er,… — Lesley Manville Copy Share Image
My Maria on stage definitely is a real natural part of who I am, but obviously I can't walk around as that… — Maria Brink Copy Share Image
The [travel] writer, looking back at the journey from a distance of a year or two (or three), is a different character… — Jonathan Raban Copy Share Image
Showing young children in these communities, that there are outlets for their feelings, that there is room in a space for their… — Tom Hiddleston Copy Share Image
Soul one might say is more imperfectly infinite than spirit, because soul tends to abolish the ego-consciousness that it absorbs or overwhelms,… — Kenny Smith Copy Share Image
I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce" voting at elections is the best method. [Lat., Nam… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
We actors have a big problem. We have a lot of insecurity and we are fragile. We surround ourselves with people who… — Amala Paul Copy Share Image
I always step back and look at - you know, look at my background in playing team sports my whole life and… — Jon Runyan Copy Share Image
“The biggest impediment to loving life is our inflated egos. Only by suppressing our ego and controlling our selfish thoughts can we… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
Responsibility is awareness, alertness, consciousness. Ego is just unconsciousness. They cannot coexist. As you grow more conscious you grow more towards light,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
What I was being told in my 20s in the close-quartered, male-ego-infused work space, was that I had to stop reacting with… — Cris Mazza Copy Share Image
There is the mind itself. It is like a smooth lake which when struck, say by a stone, vibrates. The vibrations gather… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
The trouble is that the whole 'accept Christ' attitude is likely to be wrong. It shows Christ applying to us rather than… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Once you tie anger and ego together then you're a monster, at least a latent one. So you have to be able… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
Dorothy was in that state human beings passed through at the beginning of a love affair, in which they desire to say… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Try to relax, and you will find out that you feel more tense than ever. Try harder and you will feel more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Definitely, and it's getting more spiritual. Pretty soon I believe people will have to rely on music to get some kind of… — Jimi Hendrix Copy Share Image
I think if you feel weird and self-conscious about that kind of stuff - which happened to me at some points -… — Justin Vernon Copy Share Image
In the spiritual life the easiest way to conquer ego is to offer gratitude to God for five minutes daily. If you… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
There is no need to invent an ego that is separate from the divine if our basic human nature is trusted. If… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not; it is an endless contention of… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
I thought I was investing in myself and my brand, like Kim Kardashian. When she buys these clothes, she's investing in herself,… — Heidi Montag Copy Share Image
Love makes you empty - empty of jealousy, empty of power trips, empty of anger, empty of competitiveness, empty of your ego… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Writing is so wrapped up in ego, but with math one is just trying to get it right, although you're often wrong.… — Bonnie Jo Campbell Copy Share Image
I think I have let ego get in the way sometimes - the pendulum swung pretty strongly. I was maybe a little… — Stephanie McMahon Copy Share Image
We mistakenly assume that bodily survival has a higher precedence than ego survival. This is simply not generally true. Ego will happily… — Karl Marlantes Copy Share Image
J. Tillman was kind of an alter ego. There was a lot I didn't want people to know about my real life.… — Josh Tillman Copy Share Image
“Unbelievable,” I said when it was done. And Brilliant and Audio crack and That one will be everyone’s breakup song, and so… — Kelley Eskridge Copy Share Image
The desire to transcend one's own ego boundaries, to share completely, even for a moment, the consciousness of another person must be… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
Children cannot be fooled by empty praise and condescending encouragement. They may have to accept artificial bolstering of their self-esteem in lieu… — Erik Erikson Copy Share Image
The excitement that you were feeling about a special, unique path for yourself as a woman is all part of your identification… — Andrew Cohen Copy Share Image
It is precisely through the onset of old age, through loss or personal tragedy, that the spiritual dimension would traditionally come into… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
“In life,” he said, “there are no essentially major or minor characters. To that extent, all fiction and biography, and most historiography,… — John Barth Copy Share Image
Ego is something that everybody, creative especially, has to grapple with. You need enough ego to keep going but not so much… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image