KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Quotes for topic: Ego


Share this page on

Showing 151-160 of 192 quotes in the topic Ego

The personal ego already has a strong element of dysfunction, but the collective ego is, frequently, even more dysfunctional, to the point of absolute insanity.

~Eckhart Tolle

Topics: Absolute Collective Dysfunction Dysfunctional Ego Element Even Frequently Insanity More Personal Point Strong

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


To me the ego is the habitual and compulsive thought processes that go through everybody's mind continuously. External things like possessions or memories or failures or successes or achievements. Your personal history.

~Eckhart Tolle

Topics: Achievements Compulsive Continuously Ego Everybody External Failures Go Habitual History Like Me Memories Mind Personal Possessions Processes Successes Things Thought Through Your

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Because of its phantom nature, and despite elaborate defense mechanisms, the ego is very vulnerable and insecure, and it sees itself as constantly under threat. This, by the way, is the case even if the ego is outwardly very confident.

~Eckhart Tolle

Topics: Because Case Confident Constantly Defense Despite Ego Elaborate Even Insecure Itself Mechanisms Nature Phantom Sees Threat Very Vulnerable Way

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


In the West, as well as some other parts of the world, the personal sense of ego tends to predominate, whereas in other areas, there is a more collective sense of ego. This collective ego emphasizes the 'we' rather than the 'I.'

~Eckhart Tolle

Topics: Area Collective Ego More Other Parts Personal Rather Sense Some Tends Than Well West Whereas World

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.

~Eddie Marsan

Topics: Actor Audience Ego Great Liked Need Respected Want

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


If you get conquered by ego, then you are losing the fight.

~Edgar Ramirez

Topics: Conquered Ego Fight Get Losing Then You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It's very good for you, riding. You know how every model is like, 'I do yoga.' Well, I find horses to have the same effect, in that you have to put your ego aside and concentrate on making the horse do the things you want it to do, and move in the way you want it to move - particularly if you're doing dressage.

~Edie Campbell

Topics: Aside Concentrate Doing Effect Ego Every Find Good Horse Horses How Know Like Making Model Move Particularly Put Riding Same Things Very Want Way Well Yoga You Your

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Everything comes back to the horse, which is why I love it. You put your ego aside, and you concentrate on getting the best performance out of this creature.

~Edie Campbell

Topics: Aside Back Best Concentrate Creature Ego Everything Getting Horse Love Out Performance Put Which Why You Your I Love

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Part of ego is displaying the ego. I've got ego, and I think I'm really good. But maybe I fall down in trying to sell it to people.

~Edward Ruscha

Topics: Displaying Down Ego Fall Good Got Maybe Part People Really Sell Think Trying I Think

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'm not one of those women writers who are obsessed by their ego, possibly because I don't have one.

~Elfriede Jelinek

Topics: Because Ego Obsessed Possibly Those Who Women Women Writers Writers

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Popular Authors

Kurt Cobain Calvin Coolidge W. C. Fields Victor Hugo William James Michelle Obama Elie Wiesel Oscar Wilde

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1940 - John Lennon

1973 - Simon Sinek

1709 - John Clayton

1782 - Lewis Cass

1879 - Max Von Laue

1884 - Helene Deutsch

1890 - Samuel Hoffenstein

1892 - Ivo Andric

1892 - Marina Tsvetaeva

1899 - Bruce Catton

Birthdays on October 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Anniversary Equality Fitness Freedom Motivational Moving On Power Veterans Day