Artists are... stubborn egomaniacs who are mysteriously - and sometimes correctly - certain that the world needs to know all about the… — Jon Pareles Copy Share Image
In the Eleusinian mysteries, they would always warn people, "if you go in here, your ego will die. You're going to have… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
And when pain bites, men bargain. Boys too. We twist and turn, we plead and beg, we offer our tormentors what he… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
My real passion is to make movies, to direct. It's good for my ego to be an actress. It's like someone is… — Maiwenn Copy Share Image
“If we seek spiritual heroism ourselves, the old ego is just back in control under a new name. There would not really… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
One last thing on objectives - I like to make things, create things, so that's probably been the primary objective all along,… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
I've learned that you can never predict what will happen to a film. You can never predict if people will love it,… — James Gray Copy Share Image
Pride or ego is not important to me. What is more important is common sense, the welfare of the company, and the… — Henry Sy Copy Share Image
Astrology furnishes a splendid proof of the contemptible subjectivity of men. It refers the course of celestial bodies to the miserable ego:… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
In 'A Bone in the Throat,' he describes his protagonist and alter ego, the cook Tommy Pagano, as 'darker, and not as… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
As I've gone into soul and soul-land, and I connect with my soul and my ego, and my life is colored by… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
“It is not possible to be seduced by the lure of ego-gratification or intimidated by the tyranny of imposters when we know… — Donna Goddard Copy Share Image
One of the hardest things for me to do is watch myself. The first time I see it, I am obsessed with… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
For people who have done comedy after a certain point in time, I think there's a base level of, 'O.K., I think… — Will Ferrell Copy Share Image
Oh external worshiper, know that worship without heart is motions. Oh seeker of knowledge, know that knowledge without purification is a dangerous… — Yasmin Mogahed Copy Share Image
The ego tends to equate having with Being: I have, therefore I am. And the more I have, the more I am.… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I tell young people, including my own kids, don't do this, it's too difficult. It's a career full of rejection, disappointment and… — John Lithgow Copy Share Image
“Now many crises in people’s lives occur because the hero role that they’ve assumed for one situation or set of situations no… — John Barth Copy Share Image
The personality traits of a weak Ego include: authoritarianism, confrontation attitude, dogmatism, not tolerating uncertainty, low self esteem.An egocentric person is self-centred,… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
It's quite good when you fall flat on your bum on a creative level. Critics can hate what I do, or I've… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
“He [Eugène Rougon] believed exclusively in himself; where another saw reasons, Rougon possessed convictions; he subordinated everything to the incessant aggrandisement of… — Émile Zola Copy Share Image
[On performing in action movies] I've spent all those years learning how to do certain skills, and then that competitive spirit kicks… — Jason Statham Copy Share Image
“The better we become, the higher we climb. The higher we climb, the bigger our ego. The bigger the ego, the harder… — Lik Hock Yap Ivan Copy Share Image
The Christian, the Mohammedan, the Jew - their emphasis is on the second: to die as soon as possible, to surrender to… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The mind turned inwards is the Self; turned outwards, it becomes the ego and all the world. Cotton made into various clothes… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
Saying “I'll try” means our soul isn't really in it. We tell ourselves “I'll try” when our inflated egos won't come clean… — Chris Powell Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that the resistance of the conscious and unconscious ego operates under the sway of the pleasure principle: it… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
"Transcending the ego" thus actually means to transcend but include the ego in a deeper and higher embrace, first in the soul… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
I have been continuously surprised by people who come to me and say they are afraid of love. What is the fear… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
All the work I do is personal, so the good stuff and the bad stuff that you see in there is all… — David Harbour Copy Share Image
...The Western 'God-image' is a representation of the collective unconscious, an archetype of the psyche that undergoes a continual process of transformation...The… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
“At best he read popular science magazines like the Scientific American he had now, to keep himself up-to-date, in layman's terms, with… — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
As you get older, you know what you're good at and you know what you're not so good at. Your ego comes… — Adebayo Akinfenwa Copy Share Image
To understand the current state of mind of both Sara Paretsky and her private detective alter ego, one must first roll back… — Sarah Weinman Copy Share Image
What you're always trying to achieve in a creative relationship is one that is egoless... ideas belong to the collective. If you… — Dave Genn Copy Share Image
The ego isn't wrong; it's just unconscious. When you observe the ego in yourself, you are beginning to go beyond it. Don't… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
I sometimes say animals are closer to God than humans. They are closer to the source. The humans are more lost in… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
The importance of Liking Yourself is a notion that fell heavily out of favor during the coptic, anti-ego frenzy of the Acid… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
The reality is just the opposite: the master does nothing. It is in your becoming a disciple that the whole mystery lies.… — Rajneesh 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
![“He [Eugène Rougon] believed exclusively in himself; where another saw reasons, Rougon possessed convictions; he subordinated everything to the incessant aggrandisement of his own ego. Despite being utterly devoid of real self-indulgence, he nevertheless indulged in secret orgies of supreme power.” quote by Émile Zola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb4/mile-zola-1188_ego_he-eug-ne-rougon-believed-exclusively-in_836196.jpg)
![“[On performing in action movies] I've spent all those years learning how to do certain skills, and then that competitive spirit kicks in and you want to do the stunts. Basically, it's the the male competitive ego at work.” quote by Jason Statham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/jason-statham-1997_action_on-performing-in-action-movies-i-ve-spen_1880309.jpg)
