Ego Quotes

1855 Ego quotes by 1000 unique authors

I think that the real religion is about the understanding that if we can only still our egos for a few seconds, we might have… — John Cleese
Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player. — Miles Davis
I am deeply superficial. — Ava Gardner
Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Your ego is an avid interpreter. It is so quick to interpret events as 'bad' or 'good,' 'wrong' or 'right.' It never fails to see… — Robert Holden
It's unnecessary and destructive to think of oneself at all. People ask me, 'What do you think of yourself as?' My answer is, 'Nothing. — Paul Bowles
People interpret things through their owns lens, just the way they do the Bible. You can find justification for just about everything in the Bible.… — Bill Paxton
The conscious ego cannot tell the unconscious what to do? — Milton H. Erickson
It's always a fun collaboration with my brother. I'm very fortunate to be able to work with him. There's an honesty to collaboration. There's a… — Christopher Nolan
Have you ever wondered why the slang terms for intoxication are so demolition-oriented? Stoned, smashed, hammered. It's because they're talking about the Ego. It's the… — Steven Pressfield
The instinct that pulls us toward art is the impulse to evolve, to learn, to heighten and elevate our consciousness. The Ego hates this. Because… — Steven Pressfield
Our ego is a monster that loves to sit at the head of the table, and I have learned that my ego is just as… — Amy Poehler
I think vision is highly overrated today. I think what really blesses a ministry is, if you want the power of God in your life,… — Rick Warren
Our real nature is not our imaginary, limited ego. Our true nature is vast, all-comprehensive, and intangible as empty space. — Anagarika Govinda
One difference between artists and ordinary people is that artists have big egos. In some cases, it's the only difference. — Charles Atlas
You have to put yourself to one side and get away from the 'Victorian poet' model where you are the universe. You have to do… — Peter Wolf
I am a human being and an artist: I really, simply, surely am. — Eric Maisel
An artist who is too self-centered is liable to exhibit faults he abhors: carelessness, callousness, and even downright cruelty. — Eric Maisel
My performances have finally caught up with my ego. — Ato Boldon
Ego is the movement of the mind toward objects of perception in the form of grasping, and away from objects in the form of aversion.… — Adyashanti
You have to try to reply to criticism with your intellect, not your ego. — Mike Brearley
Regarding ego force, we don't always like people who have it. If you have it, and need to be liked, you ought to consider letting… — Robert Genn
Art can be close to the bone, but we are not our work. Try not to identify your core ego with your art. — Kay WalkingStick
The highest state of meditation is Samadhi, where there is no ego anymore, no doubts, no me, no you, no notion of time, no eating,… — Dharma Mittra
I never had the ambition to be something. I had the ambition to do something. — Walter Cronkite

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