Ego Quotes - page 5

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)
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. View quote
Andrew Cohen
But marriage goes in waves. You've got to be patient. People bail and give up on their marriages way too early. They just don't put the work and the effort into it. You've got to suck up your ego a lot of times, because that can be a big downfall. View quote
Anna Benson
Usually, new producers and writers want to put their stamp on a show. They don't want to continue what's working. They want to reinvent the wheel. It's an ego thing. View quote
Anthony Geary
We are constantly protecting the male ego, and it's a disservice to men. If a man has any sensitivity or intelligence, he wants to get the straight scoop from his girlfriend. View quote
Betty Dodson
When you're older and wiser a lot of the ego has gone out of the window. View quote
Billy Ocean
It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about my ego because it didn't need to be drastically different. View quote
Brandon Routh
Stupidity combined with arrogance and a huge ego will get you a long way. View quote
Chris Lowe
You know, when I sit in meetings and things are very tense and people take things extremely seriously and they invest a lot of their ego, I sometimes think to myself, 'Come on, you know, there's life and there's death and there is love.' And all of that ego business is nonsense compared to that. View quote
Christine Lagarde
Am I an ego on legs? No I am not. Do I want to be seen out there all the time saying everything? No, I don't. View quote
Catherine Ashton
After years of doing it, you learn the difference between your ego and your opinion. When you're married you have to cut through that. (Dan Castellaneta)
If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a small cadre of very bright, committed people who are questioning, exploring and understanding these emerging concepts. View quote
Dee Hock
Drugs, alcohol and ego. They are a bad mix. View quote
Don Dokken
I am a bit difficult to be around sometimes. I can be stubborn on a lot of things, and I'm set, but I can also adapt in a conflict situation and don't hold on to an ego. I end up seeing the larger good and adapt to it, provided it benefits me. I may come across as a cold person, but I am extremely sentimental. View quote
Emraan Hashmi
I'm a straight shooter, and most of the time my ego doesn't interrupt my relationships. View quote
Gabriel Macht
I think children learning to cook can be such a wonderful thing. It can help build confidence, make them feel good about themselves. It helped me build my ego and even start to get acceptance at school. I'd bring things to class that I'd cooked at home. View quote
Giada De Laurentiis
As a busker, one thing that does not work is self-consciousness. A busker needs to be working. A busker needs to shed all ego and get down to work. Play your songs, play them well, earn your money, and don't get in people's way. View quote
Glen Hansard
I'm very competitive, and my ego couldn't handle that lack of success. View quote
Gavin DeGraw
The minute I ever start thinking about what a character would do is the minute I bring my ego into play. It's the minute I'm putting a judgment on something. View quote
Heather Matarazzo
I've got no ego; I just like to have thousands of people write to me and tell me how wonderful I am. View quote
Jim Beaver
There's no ego when you're a ukulele player. (Jake Shimabukuro)
I never read reviews - I never have. I've never read message boards, either. I'm just not interested in it in any way - I'm not interested in it inflating my ego, and I'm not interested in it improving my self-worth. So, I don't read them. View quote
Kate Levering
To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve. View quote
Ken Adam
I definitely have an alter ego that can come out and get me out of situations where I'm having social anxiety. I can take a deep breath and create a bubble so I can perform in some way. View quote
Lindy Booth
Fabio kept asking me out, but I knew we'd never get his ego through the door. View quote
Lorna Luft