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> [“This principle eludes most people, but it is critical: You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/this-principle-eludes-most-people-but-it-is-critical-you-are-not-your/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

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> [“if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/if-you-identify-too-closely-with-your-ideas-you-will-take-offense/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

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## More by Ed Catmull

> [“So I tell myself that I have time, even when I don’t. As in, ‘Okay, I’m going to proceed as if I have time—I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/so-i-tell-myself-that-i-have-time-even-when-i-don-t-as-in-okay-i-m/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“How, then, do you make failure into something people can face without fear? Part of the answer is simple: If we as leaders can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/how-then-do-you-make-failure-into-something-people-can-face-without/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“Andrew Stanton says, adding that on each of his own films, he has made a point of doing this on a smaller scale, separate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/andrew-stanton-says-adding-that-on-each-of-his-own-films-he-has-made/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“This was a success in itself, but it came with an added and unexpected benefit: The act of thinking about the problem and responding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/this-was-a-success-in-itself-but-it-came-with-an-added-and-unexpected/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“This principle eludes most people, but it is critical: You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/this-principle-eludes-most-people-but-it-is-critical-you-are-not-your/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“You might say I’m an advocate for humility in leaders. But to be truly humble, those leaders must first understand how many of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/you-might-say-i-m-an-advocate-for-humility-in-leaders-but-to-be-truly/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“Rejecting failure and avoiding mistakes seem like high-minded”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/rejecting-failure-and-avoiding-mistakes-seem-like-high-minded/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“The most productive creative sessions allow for the exploration of myriad trains of thought.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/the-most-productive-creative-sessions-allow-for-the-exploration-of/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“My rule of thumb is that any time we impose limits or procedures, we should ask how they will aid in enabling people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/my-rule-of-thumb-is-that-any-time-we-impose-limits-or-procedures-we/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“Toy Story went on to become the top-grossing film of the year and would earn $358 million worldwide. But it wasn’t just the numbers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/toy-story-went-on-to-become-the-top-grossing-film-of-the-year-and/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“THERE IS NOTHING quite like ignorance combined with a driving need to succeed to force rapid learning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/there-is-nothing-quite-like-ignorance-combined-with-a-driving-need-to/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“What makes Pixar special is that we acknowledge we will always have problems, many of them hidden from our view; that we work hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/what-makes-pixar-special-is-that-we-acknowledge-we-will-always-have/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“Every morning, as I walk into Pixar Animation Studios—past the twenty-foot-high sculpture of Luxo Jr., our friendly desk lamp mascot, through the double doors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/every-morning-as-i-walk-into-pixar-animation-studios-past-the-twenty/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“What makes Pixar special is that we acknowledge we will always have problems, many of them hidden from our view; that we work hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/what-makes-pixar-special-is-that-we-acknowledge-we-will-always-have-2/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

> [“I believe that managers must loosen the controls, not tighten them. They must accept risk; they must trust the people they work with and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-catmull/i-believe-that-managers-must-loosen-the-controls-not-tighten-them/)

[Ed Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-catmull/)

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