Like all other lonely or hungry things, ego loves the light. It sees light, and the possibility of being close to the… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
All of us use crutches of popularity amongst friends, society, social media for self-importance. People go to any extent to feed their… — Shweta Basu Prasad Copy Share Image
“Our culture's response to egotism is as misguided as our approach to inadequacy. When people feel and act as if they're better… — Ellen Tadd Copy Share Image
Preachers are stewards whom the Lord has ‘set over his household servants to provide them with food at the proper time.’ After… — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share Image
You can be committed to somebody because of ego: 'I said I was going to be with this joker for the rest… — Jada Pinkett Smith Copy Share Image
“She is a mess, her dress once pulled together long and fresh, now drooping and awkwardly weighted to one side of her… — Jennifer Loren Copy Share Image
“The truly wise are meek. Yet being small and meek do not make one weak. Arming oneself with true knowledge generates strong… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
“I thought myself sufficiently shrewd to make whatever decisions I wanted to make, and then to be able to sufficiently steer those… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“Becoming aware of our inner man and woman means to discover the roots and creative potential of both the male and female… — Swami Dhyan Giten Copy Share Image
Life has been messy for me, as it has for most everyone. I have come to the realization that challenging experiences break… — Ping Fu Copy Share Image
I sing and Ron doesn't want to be the singer of the band, he's the keyboard player and predominant writer of the… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
Every writer knows that unless you were born gifted with either supreme confidence or outsize ego, handing in your work holds, in… — Dick Cavett Copy Share Image
I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages.… — Kenny G Copy Share Image
But in this case people have hundreds and hundreds of animals, they have a menagerie. You can't possibly love that many animals.… — Eric Goode Copy Share Image
I'm kind of concerned about 'Ego & Hubris' because I'm thinking that people will read it and maybe even be entertained by… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
It's the sick and twisted male fantasy that we want classy ladies out in the world that make us look good, but… — Dan Mangan Copy Share Image
Art has always been my salvation. And my gods are Herman Melville, Emily Dickinson, Mozart. I believe in them with all my… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves.… — Wendy Mass Copy Share Image
It gave me a lot of pleasure and pride that 90 percent of the crew for 'Monsoon Wedding,' and most of my… — Mira Nair Copy Share Image
In the West, we think of sports and athletics as individual achievement, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat; it all… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“God doesn’t give us pain to make us strong. He gives us strength to look inside ourselves and realize we are not… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Where is your heart? Is your heart with God? Is it with your own ego or your lust? Is it with your… — Hamza Yusuf Copy Share Image
“Self-inflicted pain has a calming effect; it clears the head, diminishes one's fascination with the ego, and most important, gives one the… — Valerie Martin Copy Share Image
Malick is so far on the other side of the spectrum in terms of his character. Malick is a complete recluse, and… — Sam Pressman Copy Share Image
I'm somebody who's super into psychology and analysis and the human psyche and the human experience. Other than just the purely enjoyable… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
To feel that you are the Buddha of all times and places and that in some way the salvation of anyone, including… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
What we need in South Africa is for egos to be suppressed in favour of peace. We need to create a new… — Chris Hani Copy Share Image
Doing a TV show where it's a very relentless schedule, it does democratise you in a brilliant way. It does chip away… — Tom Burke Copy Share Image
Humility consists of knowing that in this world the whole soul, not only what we term the ego in its totality, but… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Ego is an immature stage of development for humans, and that's what it will be recognized as when the consciousness changes on… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I always kept an eye on where in proximity to telling the story about Mollie Burkhart, how far away do I need… — Lily Gladstone Copy Share Image
“We have only minimal control over the rewards for our work and effort - other people’s validation, recognition, rewards. It’s far better… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
When I perform on stage I do achieve quite a variety of ways of singing. I was interested in trying to replicate… — Planningtorock Copy Share Image
Anyone who's lived with companion cats or dogs knows that they are unique individuals with their own personalities. I think animals' secret… — Jonathan Balcombe Copy Share Image
The consciousness of a general idea has a certain "unity of the ego" in it, which is identical when it passes from… — Charles Sanders Peirce Copy Share Image
Acting isn't always about the amount of talent you have, or your ability to cry on command. The point is, how well… — Shannon Purser Copy Share Image
A soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
See who is the doubter, who is the thinker. It is the ego. Hold it; the other thoughts will die away -… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Soon the child’s clear eye is clouded over by ideas and opinions, preconceptions, and abstractions. Simple free being becomes encrusted with the… — Peter Matthiessen Copy Share Image
The moment one starts sharing one's being without any motive life becomes a sweet fragrance. It is all honey. Then everything remains… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
