Quotes by Ego When one is working out a problem ... life becomes duality. One's ego transacts the ordinary routine of things, as if the mind had an upper and lower story and the regular performance of the day's duties moved and motivated on the upper floor, while down below the all-absorbing problem toils silently, forcefully, toward its solution. Alice Foote MacDougall work-out ego mind The most important thing is to be proud of the work that you put into something, and put the ego aside. Alicia Keys ego proud important I think it's the ego in us that screws us up. Alicia Keys ego screws thinking We spend our lives getting caught up in all the wrong things--led astray by our minds, our egos, seeing ourselves as separate from each other, rather than listening to the truth that lies within our own hearts, the truth that we are all connected, we are all in it together. Alyson Noel ego heart lying 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. Amber Valletta selfish ego spiritual self-esteem, n. An erroneous appraisal. Ambrose Bierce appraisal ego self-esteem me, pro. The objectionable case of I. The personal pronoun in English has three cases, the dominative, the objectionable and the oppressive. Each is all three. Ambrose Bierce pronouns ego three An egotist is a person of low taste - more interested in himself than in me. Ambrose Bierce ego humorous profound When you see the divinity in others, you are Divine. When you see ego in others, you are egoistic. Amit Ray divinity ego divine I'm one of seven kids. That'll keep your ego in check. Amy Adams seven ego kids 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 rude and loud and hungry as everyone else's. It doesn't matter how much you get; you are left wanting more. Amy Poehler ego rude tables Our real nature is not our imaginary, limited ego. Our true nature is vast, all-comprehensive, and intangible as empty space. Anagarika Govinda ego space real The excitement that you were feeling about a special, unique path for yourself as a woman is all part of your identification with and attachment to being female. And that's ultimately all ego. Andrew Cohen ego attachment unique People's need to protect their own egos know no bounds. They will lie, cheat, steal, even kill, to do whatever it takes to maintain what we call ego boundries. Andrew Samuels ego lying people The desire to transcend one's own ego boundaries, to share completely, even for a moment, the consciousness of another person must be a universal longing. It motivates many of our activities from taking drugs to making love, and lies behind the search for new ways of getting close to one another that is so intense in our society today. Andrew Weil ego making-love lying If you do not believe that listening to the best people in the business telling you what they know will help you succeed, then you have allowed your ego and arrogance to get the best of you. Andy Albright ego believe people The man who sailed around his soul From East to West, from pole to pole With ego as his drunken captain Greed, the mutineer, had trapped all reason in the hold Andy Partridge greed ego men Nobody is so miserable as he who longs to be somebody other than the person he is. Angelo Patri miserable ego becoming We've got ego's like hairdos. Ani DiFranco hairdos explanation ego I, in the end, make art for myself. Anish Kapoor ego ends art «1234567891011»