Quotes by Ego What is the real origin of my own anger? Is it the ego defending its territory, or is it something that has its source in the desire for the well-being of all? Jean Leloup egorealdesire I am 1952. I masticate. I am like a big stomach. Jean Paul Gaultier stomachegobigs All peace-loving women shut up when they sense they have stepped onto Guy Turf. Guy Turf is a murky realm of ego and pride and chivalry and testosterone and heroism. Jeanne Marie Laskas egoguypride If we are to grow in love, the prisons of our egoism must be unlocked. This implies suffering, constant effort and repeated choices. Jean Vanier effortegochoices Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain. Jean-Jacques Rousseau vanityegosimple What’s insidious about the fear of what others will say is that you rarely hear them say it. You imagine what they’d say. You imagine they care that much about you. The fragility of our own egos gets the better of us Jeff Jarvis fragilityegocare There's probably not any kind of music that means more to me than gospel and soul. I heard somebody say that soul music is being proud of where you're from and what you've accomplished, and letting that show. Losing some self-consciousness and ego to join something larger. I like that idea a lot, just letting it all hang out, and on this album we did our best at that. Jeff Tweedy egosoulmean That's something that I think as a songwriter you have to ask yourself - why you're doing it. The world certainly doesn't need more songs. Are you doing it just for your ego? Jeff Tweedy egosongthinking You don't want to vilify your ego. Jeff Bridges vilifyegowant You've got to have an ego as big as Mars to want to think that you, of all people, are better than anyone else to be president of the United States. People that vain, they want their place in history, and they want to be able to control how much they'll be worshipped by future generations. Jello Biafra egopeoplethinking You bruised my ego, you see, and there’s just not enough money in the world to soothe my ego when it gets bruised Jennifer Estep egoenoughworld I have no ego. There is no way you can have a big ego and survive in this [show]business. You can't learn if you think no one else has anything to say that's of value. Jennifer Lopez egowaythinking A lot of people say Jerry Lee Lewis done wrong, but that has yet to be proven in the eyes of God. Jerry Lee Lewis egoeyepeople Sometimes I would write while inspired and sometimes I would write through sheer force of will, and in revision the writing that I thought was "dead" very frequently turned out to be better because it was more free of ego. Jesse Michaels revisionegowriting Do the work that feeds your soul, not your ego. Jessica Walsh your-soulegosoul Negroes' problem is that they do not have their egos. That's why our churches end up having a white service, because our preacher is not arrogant enough to take God's word, so he have to go and get some white fellow's agenda and put it in his church. Jesse Jackson egochurchwhite I've got no ego; I just like to have thousands of people write to me and tell me how wonderful I am. Jim Beaver egowritingpeople An ability to compromise is important. That means stepping back and getting the ego out of the way in order to accomplish what you want to get done. Jim Clyburn egoimportantmean I don't know about your true form, but the weight of your ego sure is pushing the crust of the earth toward the breaking point. Jim Butcher point-breakegoweight I love playing ego and insecurity combined. Jim Carrey insecurityego«2425262728293031323334»
