Quotes by Ego Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults. Lord Chesterfield veilsegoself If I ever tried to take credit for what God deserves the credit, He would be displeased with me, and I'm more interested in pleasing Him than pleasing ego or vanity. Louis Farrakhan vanityegowould-be Leave your ego, play the music, love the people. Luther Allison egoplaypeople What happened was simple, even banal: I became naked, died, lost parts of my flesh and most of my ego along with a few illusions such as a belief in the uniqueness of my personal scrap of consciousness and the cosmic importance therof, and went on from there. MacDonald Harris nakedegosimple Cooks must feed their egos as well as their customers. M. F. K. Fisher cooksegocooking What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego. How will I know when I've succeeded? When I stop caring what anyone thinks. Madonna Ciccone egocaringthinking Society is only possible on these terms, that the individual finds therein a strengthening of his own ego and his own will. Ludwig von Mises individualegosociety J.J. Abrams is a director with no ego. He is a director who has a very consistent attitude when he's at work. He's funny, he's brilliant, he's a combination of all these really great things. J.J. is the kind of person who sees the bigger picture before anybody else does. It sounds simple but not all directors do that. Maggie Q egosimpleattitude What else is there for me to conquer? Hopefully my ego. Madonna Ciccone hopefullyconquerego Instead of fighting the ego, I align with the evolutionary impulse and I ask myself: What does the evolutionary impulse wants to say or do through me? Marc Gafni egofightingdoe The most poisonous source in any kitchen is a chef's ego. Marco Pierre White kitchenegochef Show business is one of the few businesses that the devil will actually agree to own just a portion of your soul because he knows if you have a performer's ego you were probably working for him all along. Marc Maron mind-your-own-businessegosoul Without any kind of real ego on my part, I just thought, I'm going to approach the people I admire and see if they want to do something together. Marc Jacobs egorealpeople I am of the opinion which you have always held, that "viva voce" voting at elections is the best method. Marcus Tullius Cicero vivavotingego Ego says, "Once everything falls into place, I'll feel peace". Spirit says, "Find your peace, and then everything will fall into place". Marianne Williamson egoyogafall Egotism is usually subversive of sagacity. Marianne Moore sagacityegotismego There is, inside all our heads, the ego’s rabid attack dog. It is purely vicious toward others and toward ourselves as well. Learning to control that dog, and ultimately to end its life, is the process and purpose of enlightened relationships. Marianne Williamson egopurposedog We could all be mediums, and all have absolute knowledge, if the bright light of our ego consciousness would not dim it. Marie-Louise von Franz egoconsciousnesslight Although the patriarchal ego prides itself on being reasonable, the twentieth century has been anything but the Age of Reason. In our collective neurosis, we have raped the earth, disrupted the delicate balance of nature, and created phallic missiles of mass destruction. Marion Woodman mass-destructionegopride Jesus is a personal symbol of the Holy Spirit. Having been totally healed by the Holy Spirit, Jesus became one with him. Every thought, action, and deed of Jesus was guided by the Holy Spirit instead of ego. Marianne Williamson egodeedsjesus«3132333435363738394041»
