“Ego is borne of the need to ‘prove’ oneself instead of making the choice to ‘be’ oneself. And so maybe we need… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
But man as a person, the same man, gains mastery over egocentric self-confinement by disclosing a universe in himself...Personality is a universe,… — Nikolai Berdyaev Copy Share Image
All too many men still seem to believe, in a rather naïve and egocentric way, that what feels good to them is… — Shere Hite Copy Share Image
I am very much an only child, meaning I am self-reliant, egocentric, sociable. I had my mother, father, and an uncle who… — Tony Wilson Copy Share Image
when dancing is right, the movement possesss a logic common to us all, an inevitability that takes it beyond the personal and… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
All I care is that my family, and my loved ones, understand me. Or that they understand me to a degree -… — Andrea Corr Copy Share Image
Only listen to the observations of the enlightened because everyone else is self-centered, egocentric and bound by the net of desire. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“If it’s about me, I can be assured that there will be a bunch of empty chairs in the auditorium of my… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
Some might say that looking inside of ourselves for spiritual truths is egocentric and selfish, and that egolessness and selflessness lie in… — Tarthang Tulku Copy Share Image
“It’s because you’re so egocentric that the love isn’t enough. You’re so invested in this narcissistic notion of yourself as “loner” that… — Dr. Cox Scrubs Copy Share Image
An inflated consciousness is always egocentric and conscious of nothing but its own existence. It is incapable of learning from the past,… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
In other words, the real problem is not exterior. The real problem is interior. The real problem is how to get people… — Ken Wilber Copy Share Image
I didn't have any close relationship with him because, although [William Edward Burghardt] DuBois may not have been as egocentric - I… — Ella Baker Copy Share Image
Most of us hide behind egocentric biases that generate the illusion that we are special. These self-serving protective shields allow us to… — Philip Zimbardo Copy Share Image
The moment we use the term 'help', a kind of egocentric idea enters into us. If we help someone, that means we… — Sri Chinmoy Copy Share Image
Our culture difinitely takes an egocentric dominator view. The fear of the psychedelic experience is quite literally the fear of losing control.… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
“I pretend to give gifts that people pretend to be gifts so that I can pretend that I gave something that actually… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“If the light we have is continually engulfed by the darkness in a way that makes the darkness even darker, maybe we… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before. — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Consequences of acting in Donald Trump's usual egocentric, "I make the rules," way can be quite dangerous for all of us. — Lawrence Davidson Copy Share Image
In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
The Old Testament is a chronicle of horrors, describing an egocentric collection of supernatural beings who were always doing rotten things to… — John A. Keel Copy Share Image
We fail to reckon with the reality of human nature. By nature,we are egocentric. Our world revolves around us. None of us… — Gary Chapman Copy Share Image
It was fun yet challenging to play the dual roles. I'm a really nice guy, and the character [of Dubious] is egocentric… — Carson Grant Copy Share Image
The egocentric is always frustrated, simply because the condition of self-perfection is self-surrender. There must be a willingness to die to the… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
Of course I believe in aliens. I think it's very egocentric to think that there's nothing else with intelligence in the whole… — Lizzie Brochere Copy Share Image
The universe is almost 14 billion years old, and, wow! Life had no problem starting here on Earth! I think it would… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
“Simply put, self-centered and egocentric people don't inspire others. We are inspired by people who place others-- other people, other ideas, other… — Del Suggs Copy Share Image
“Children's egocentric tendency to attribute their own view of world to others, only later come to realize that they may have a… — Jacqui Stedmon Copy Share Image
Find me any performer anywhere who isn't egocentric. You'd better believe you're good, or you've got no business being out there. — Johnny Carson Copy Share Image
Rarest of all is the man who can and does reason at all times, quickly, accurately, inclusively, despite hope or fear or… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit. — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
It's a business you go into because you're an egocentric. It's a very embarrassing profession. — Katharine Hepburn Copy Share Image
“An obese ego is just about the heaviest thing you’ll ever carry. So maybe you should stop feeding it.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“If I can’t quite figure out what an ego is, all I have to do is look for the thing that’s killing… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
A breezy style is often the work of an egocentric, the person who imagines that everything that pops into his head is… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
“If your level of anger or bitterness is not leading to a change in your life or relationship, it is because your… — Kemi Sogunle Copy Share Image