--- title: "9 Having Ego Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Having Ego quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Having Ego sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/anonymous-1_pride_there-s-being-proud-of-your-work-and-the_866936.jpg" --- > [There's being proud of your work, and then there's having an ego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-s-being-proud-of-your-work-and-then-there-s-having-an-ego/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/anonymous-1_pride_there-s-being-proud-of-your-work-and-the_866936.jpg) > [Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/avoid-having-your-ego-so-close-to-your-position-that-when-your/) [Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/colin-powell-691_avoid_avoid-having-your-ego-so-close-to-your-p_3076185.jpg) > [I've never really thought of myself as having an ego. I've always found myself as having a lot of confidence. I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terrell-owens/i-ve-never-really-thought-of-myself-as-having-an-ego-i-ve-always/) [Terrell Owens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terrell-owens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/terrell-owens-4743_ability_i-ve-never-really-thought-of-myself-as-h_74299.jpg) > [The ego tends to equate having with Being: I have, therefore I am. And the more I have, the more I am.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/the-ego-tends-to-equate-having-with-being-i-have-therefore-i-am-and/) [Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1a/eckhart-tolle-81_comparison_the-ego-tends-to-equate-having-with-bein_1360551.jpg) > [I still believe heavily that we have to be careful about having this ego and hubris as a successful corporation, that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-harris/i-still-believe-heavily-that-we-have-to-be-careful-about-having-this/) [Parker Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/parker-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/parker-harris-17651_believe_i-still-believe-heavily-that-we-have-to_2186437.jpg) > [1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. 2. Get mad, then get over it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/1-it-ain-t-as-bad-as-you-think-it-will-look-better-in-the-morning-2/) [Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/colin-powell-691_adverse_1-it-ain-t-as-bad-as-you-think-it-will-l_1369259.jpg) > [“Long before reaching this kind of stability in meditation, however, one can discover that the sense of self—the sense that there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-harris/long-before-reaching-this-kind-of-stability-in-meditation-however-one/) [Sam Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/sam-harris-457_identity_long-before-reaching-this-kind-of-stabil_3208370.jpg) > [So in Sahasrara, you must know what powers are there. There are one thousand powers, one thousand powers within you which are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nirmala-srivastava/so-in-sahasrara-you-must-know-what-powers-are-there-there-are-one/) [Nirmala Srivastava](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nirmala-srivastava/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fd/nirmala-srivastava-1048_can-do_so-in-sahasrara-you-must-know-what-power_1686070.jpg) > [If one having Ego and no respect for Love.. you must not wait or go with it but to look for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucky-arora/if-one-having-ego-and-no-respect-for-love-you-must-not-wait-or-go/) [Lucky Arora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucky-arora/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/lucky-arora-45752_love_if-one-having-ego-and-no-respect-for-lov_2977042.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/having-ego/#itemlist", "name": "Having Ego Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's being proud of your work, and then there's having an ego.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/there-s-being-proud-of-your-work-and-then-there-s-having-an-ego/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/anonymous-1_pride_there-s-being-proud-of-your-work-and-the_866936.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/anonymous-1_pride_there-s-being-proud-of-your-work-and-the_866936.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/anonymous-1_pride_there-s-being-proud-of-your-work-and-the_866936.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's being proud of your work, and then there's having an ego.” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Colin Powell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/avoid-having-your-ego-so-close-to-your-position-that-when-your/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/colin-powell-691_avoid_avoid-having-your-ego-so-close-to-your-p_3076185.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/colin-powell-691_avoid_avoid-having-your-ego-so-close-to-your-p_3076185.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/colin-powell-691_avoid_avoid-having-your-ego-so-close-to-your-p_3076185.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.” — Colin Powell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've never really thought of myself as having an ego. 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Because then I think we start to fail our customers and we're too focused on taking over the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Parker Harris" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/parker-harris/i-still-believe-heavily-that-we-have-to-be-careful-about-having-this/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/parker-harris-17651_believe_i-still-believe-heavily-that-we-have-to_2186437.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/parker-harris-17651_believe_i-still-believe-heavily-that-we-have-to_2186437.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/parker-harris-17651_believe_i-still-believe-heavily-that-we-have-to_2186437.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I still believe heavily that we have to be careful about having this ego and hubris as a successful…” — Parker Harris", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. 2. Get mad, then get over it. 3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. 4. It can be done! 5. Be careful what you choose. You may get it. 6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision. 7. You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours. 8. Check small things. 9. Share credit. 10. Remain calm. Be kind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Colin Powell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/1-it-ain-t-as-bad-as-you-think-it-will-look-better-in-the-morning-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/colin-powell-691_adverse_1-it-ain-t-as-bad-as-you-think-it-will-l_1369259.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/colin-powell-691_adverse_1-it-ain-t-as-bad-as-you-think-it-will-l_1369259.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/colin-powell-691_adverse_1-it-ain-t-as-bad-as-you-think-it-will-l_1369259.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. 2. Get mad, then get over it. 3. 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There are one thousand powers, one thousand powers within you which are being enlightened. If you can understand that, then you will understand what is the use of having ego because you have such a lot of powers within you, which you have not utilized. We should use, but because of ego you cannot. With love you can. 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