Ego Quotes

1855 Ego quotes by 1000 unique authors

The ego is as little absolutely permanent as are bodies. — Ernst Mach
I came to believe that my true identity goes beyond the outer roles I play. It transcends the ego. I came to understand that there… — Sue Monk Kidd
If there is anything besides the Self there is reason to fear? Who sees the second? First, the ego arises and sees objects as external.… — Ramana Maharshi
I am black: I am the incarnation of a complete fusion with the world, an intuitive understanding of the earth, an abandonment of my ego… — Frantz Fanon
An actress must never lose her ego -- without it she has no talent. — Norma Shearer
But the star thing I can live with. The music I can't live without. And that's how it lays out for me, you know. I… — Bruce Springsteen
We Catholics must admit that there is a constant temptation among us to avoid the lectionary and the Word of God for private and pious… — Richard Rohr
I can't live off the ego. — Steven Tyler
As a busker, one thing that does not work is self-consciousness. A busker needs to be working. A busker needs to shed all ego and… — Glen Hansard
You don't want to vilify your ego. — Jeff Bridges
People come into public life for different reasons. None of us are ego-challenged, I think, or we probably wouldn't be doing what we're doing, so… — Evan Bayh
Sometimes I have a tough time getting along with myself. When I was a child, I needed a lot of attention... and I don't have… — Ron Ben-Israel
Writing is so wrapped up in ego, but with math one is just trying to get it right, although you're often wrong. I think math… — Bonnie Jo Campbell
To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing… — Chris Cornell
Am I an ego on legs? No I am not. Do I want to be seen out there all the time saying everything? No, I… — Catherine Ashton
Every week I read about myself in a magazine, about something that I haven't done or some place that I've never been or don't even… — Hilary Duff
Any time there is a lot of money or ego involved, people tend to behave badly. — Brad Grey
I've gotten to a place where I still love to play and sing, but I don't have any ego agenda left, outside of just wanting… — Ryan Adams
A key to my thinking has always been the almost fanatical belief that what I was engaged in was a literary art form. That belief… — Will Eisner
Some people drink to unleash their libidos, and other people drink to prop up their egos. — Lou Reed
Making love with his ego. — David Bowie
The self-talk of the ego-mind is so busy describing what is happening, judging whether it is good or bad for us, and telling us what… — Russell Peters
The way to liberation lies through this realization of the Self, by God-communion and by remaining in this God-aware state of the soul while performing… — Paramahansa Yogananda
The ego is entranced by ... names and ideas... However names and concepts only block your perception of this Great Oneness. Therefore it is wise… — Laozi
Nobody today is normal, everybody is a little bit crazy or unbalanced, people's minds are running all the time. Their perceptions of the world are… — Taisen Deshimaru

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