Quotes by Ego You need a big ego to be an artist. Damien Hirst needyouegoartist It's hard to look inside a person to answer a question about why anybody wants to be president. I suppose a combination of ambition, ego, and a real feeling that he could make a difference and could accomplish some things. All you ever had to do for Jimmy Carter was to tell him something was impossible, and he would usually do it. Hamilton Jordan feelinglookyouego 'Miss Rumphius' has been, perhaps, the closest to my heart. There are, of course, many dissimilarities between me and Alice Rumphius, but, as I worked, she gradually seemed to become my alter ego. Perhaps she had been that right from the start. Barbara Cooney startmeegoheart My mother is the sort of a person who has no boundaries and no filter. She also has a big ego, but it's a very unique one. And I grew up with lots of artists in an environment where conformity and the norm were totally not what anybody was after. Gaby Hoffmann personegouniquemother When people get taken over by the ego to such an extent, there is nothing else in their mind except the ego. They can no longer feel or sense their humanity - what they share with other human beings, or even with other life forms on the planet. They are so identified with concepts in their minds that other human beings become concepts as well. Eckhart Tolle egomindlifepeople I always wanted to have sort of an alter ego. Finn Balor sortalwaysegowanted Discerning the will of God is a very tricky thing, partly because, you know, the little voice in my head can either be God's voice or it can be my own ego doing a magnificent impression of God's voice. Gene Robinson youegovoicegod Maybe, as a Chinese woman, I was never told I would be a filmmaker, so I didn't have the ego set up. Chloe Zhao womanneverupego Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it. Colin Powell yourneverpositionego Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. Colin Powell avoidyouregowisdom If people want to go do some big outdoor thing for their ego, have them climb snowy mountains rather than shoot animals. Conrad Anker climbmountainsegopeople Perhaps you could say that mountaineers are driven by ego or our competitiveness, but there's a lot more to it than that. Whether it's a huge face in the Himalaya or some crag in the woods behind your house, exploration offers us a unique perspective on the world that you can't really find anywhere else. Conrad Anker faceyouperspectiveego I guess I have a little bit of an ego. I'm confidently cocky, you might say. Conor McGregor sayyoucockyego Be thankful for all successes, lose your ego, take risks, fail fast, and if you don't absolutely love what you do, run! Cynthia Rowley youegothankfullove The ego is only an illusion, but a very influential one. Letting the ego-illusion become your identity can prevent you from knowing your true self. Ego, the false idea of believing that you are what you have or what you do, is a backwards way of assessing and living life. Wayne Dyer youegoselflife If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you? Zlatan Ibrahimovic i-amyouegopeople Chefs have the ego of an actor and fashion designer combined. Zac Posen actorfashion-designeregofashion«6667686970717273747576
