Quotes by Ego We must not forget either that some of the system's resilience is due to its ability to coopt people with money and prestige. It is easy to get sucked right in. Those who grasp the system are also likely to be talented and capable of doing well within the system. Who will turn down a lot of money? Who doesn't have an ego? A compromise here, another one there, and pretty soon, you are sucked right in. Michael Yates resilienceegopeople The soul is stronger than the ego. It lives to BE, and give. We are of one Light, illuminating ourselves and those whom we love. Michelle Cruz egolightgiving I think there are three types of actors. There are the ones that do the ego thing, which is "I'm never going to look bad in a movie, ever." This is mostly the action film dudes, like, "Nah, hell no. He ain't punchin' me! I'd whoop his ass!" Michelle Rodriguez egothreethinking The egos in this industry are incredibly vulnerable and everybody's afraid to wipe out. So everybody plays it safe and everybody tells everybody else how great they are. Michelle Rodriguez wipeegoplay There's nothing wrong with most men's egos that the kowtowing of a headwaiter can't cure. Mignon McLaughlin curesegomen Art is based on emotion, but being macho is based on ego; the wall protecting that emotion. Miguel wallegoart Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi time-fliesegofall You have to try to reply to criticism with your intellect, not your ego. Mike Brearley egocriticismtrying Personal importance, or taking things personally, is the maximum expression of selfishness because we make the assumption that everything is about me. Miguel Angel Ruiz selfishnessegoexpression I think, honestly, that ego makes you most vulnerable. When you are in humility you are much more comfortable, open and okay with BEING vulnerable, whereas the ego is the protecter, and even though you think you're protecting, I think you are more vulnerable if you're in ego. Mike Ness egohumilitythinking Even though we want huge individual egos, our collective ego is unbelievable. Mike Krzyzewski egobasketballwant Without struggle, there is no progress. There has to be struggle in your life. You have to grow in experience to control your ego. Cause, you know, an ego can be crushed, it can be killed, it can be smashed, but it comes back. It never dies. That's the thing about the ego: it never dies. Mike Tyson progressegostruggle My ego only needs a good rhythm section Miles Davis rhythmegoneeds Look, man, all I am is a trumpet player. Miles Davis egoplayermen Sometimes [playing free] doesn't happen, because maybe a guy's wife'll come in, you know, and his ego will catch him. If everybody's completely just straight-without any old ladies over here, a fourth of whisky over there; if it's balanced right, it'll come off. It has to be. But when you get egos involved with playing free, you can't do it. Miles Davis egowifeguy The conscious ego cannot tell the unconscious what to do? Milton H. Erickson unconsciousegoconscious Comedy writers have the most fragile egos. Mindy Kaling fragilecomedyego Life cannot be against you, for you are Life itself. Life can only seem to go against the ego's projections, which are rarely the truth. Mooji projectionegoseems Ego is a ghost who is terrified of dying Mooji egodyingghost Being here really is just the invitation to rest as Being. There is nothing you have to do. It is not an invitation to become. You will not be scrutinized, your actions compared with those of others. Thats just unicorn food. Let your river flow as it pleases. Simply observe and recognise that all is unfolding spontaneously when that inner journalist- the ego, is exposed as a myth. Mooji egoflowrivers«3536373839404142434445»
