1,899 Quotes About Ego

This is essential because without a properly functioning ego, you have no center for makinghealthy choices and decisions. All too often, your decisions are based on the fear of getting in trouble or getting abandoned, rather than on the principles of having meaningful and equitable interactions with the world.

Don't feed your ego with my soul.

You thought I'd be down, but look at you worried.

Some people seem to see a conversation as a competition to see who can talk the longest and the most often.

Did I love what I was doing, or did I love myself in doing it?

Because you're always learning, the chief lesson remains: you still know nothing.

Our own egos are so fragile we cannot bear to give our lives to the raising of children only to have them become ordinary people. There, I said it. The worst thing a 21st-century child of interesting parents could be: ordinary. Like us.

The practice of consciously moving beyond the ego brings a new dimension to leadership.

Sometimes you need to set aside your pride to achieve something you can be proud of.