Ego Quotes

The great corrupter of public man is the ego. Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem.

Anytime there is a struggle between doing what is actually right and doing what seems right, then your ego is interfering with your decision.

Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness.

If my ego was out of whack and I believed I could carry anything off, that would be a stupid risk. But so far there's been no reason not to try anything.

I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.

I get pretty terrified, to be honest, when I'm on tour. You really have to muster a lot of ego to go our there, which I find rather draining.

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world.

I don't want the giant ego. I don't want to become Kevin Costner, singing on the soundtrack to The Postman.

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something.

I have a big ego, and I'm a confident person, but when it comes down to being a jerk, that doesn't work for me, I tried it... for about ten years.

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent.

I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success.

My desire is to let go of my ego and let in His direction.

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.

Good writers are often excellent at a hundred other things, but writing promises a greater latitude for the ego.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

Analysis does not set out to make pathological reactions impossible, but to give the patient's ego freedom to decide one way or another.

To walk around with an ego is a bad thing. To have confidence in yourself is a great thing.

There are so many things to take into account - your ambition, your ego, the press, the consumers. You can never be sure that you'll be on top of the pile again.

My ego is really good. I don't need to watch myself on TV, like some others.

The creative artist seems to be almost the only kind of man that you could never meet on neutral ground. You can only meet him as an artist. He sees nothing objectively because his own ego is always in the foreground of every picture.

Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing.

I can't live off the ego.

I think you see more of like, the party side of me, which I call Snooki, it's kind of my alter ego.

Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.

I know that some of the spiritual beliefs that I have are that if I come from a place of love, and I try to get out of my ego and my desire to want more and be selfish in any shape or form, then whatever I'm doing is not good.

I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for.

Let's face it; God has a big ego problem. Why do we always have to worship him?

I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home.

With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about temperament or ego; it's a question about getting it right. If they've got a reputation for being difficult it's usually because they just don't suffer fools.