I'm in a business that invites narcissism…

Narcissism is not about self love. It's a clinical trait that belies a deep sense of emptiness, low self-esteem, emotional detachment, self-loathing, extreme problems…

— Drew Pinsky

“You are not a god, though you are hostile as a god, inhospitable and anonymous as a metropolis, your grey and single- minded industry…

— Warren Heiti

I am a recovering narcissist. I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it. It is…

— Emily Levine

Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge.

— Todd Solondz

I thought narcissism was about self-love till someone told me there is a flip side to it... It is unrequited self-love.

— Emily Levine

I think a lot of self-importance is a product of fear. And fear, living in sort of an un-self-examined fear-based life, tends to lead…

— Moby

Adolescents, for all their self-involvement, are emerging from the self-centeredness of childhood. Their perception of other people has more depth. They are better equipped…

— Terri E Apter

I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably already…

— David Chase

“The shadow that comes with postmodernism is a profound self-involvement. We lose all perspective on the collective endeavors that have made the extraordinarily lives…

— James Fallows

I think when your confidence is still growing as a young artist, your capacity for generosity and partnership can be hindered, probably in large…

— Asher Keddie

I look back on my liberal political beliefs with a sort of wonder - as another exercise in self-involvement - rewarding myself for some…

— David Mamet

I've had moments of deep self-involvement that didn't come from a place of loving myself but quite the opposite.

— Lena Dunham

“When the tragedies of others become for us diversions, sad stories with which to enthrall our friends, interesting bits of data to toss out…

— Lucius Shepard

“What we so admire and call "single minded dedication" was really "obsessive self-involvement". What in that exactly is admirable?”

— Harlan Coben

“The only way you can do anything of value is to have the effort come out of non-doing and to let go of caring…

— Jon Kabat-Zinn