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“It's [“Into Thin Air”] there in print forever. It's part of history. People should be above taking someone else down. And for what? For money and egos people are willing to destroy other people to further their careers.”

People Should Careers Forever Air Willing Ego Down And Print Thin Air

Author:David Breashears

“Some little pieces of sand are so full of ego that they see themselves as a giant rock! But then the wind blows, the big ego flies in the air!”

Littles Bigs Pieces Air Rocks Wind Ego Blow Giants Sand Big Ego

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“I love you, Dominique. As selfishly as the fact that I exist. As selfishly as my lungs breathe air. I breathe for my own necessity, for the fuel of my body, for my survival. I've given you, not my sacrifice or my pity, but my ego and my naked need. This is the only way I can want you to love me.”

Way Want Needs I Can Facts Body Given My Own Sacrifice Air Love You Ego Survival Breathe Naked Pity Fuel Lungs

Book:The Fountainhead

Source: The Fountainhead

“Help me, I can’t breathe, your ego is pushing all the air out of the room.”

I Can Helping Rooms Air Ego Breathe Help Me Pushing

Book:Magic Slays

Source: Magic Slays

“After the demands of the ego and its greed surrendered, the struggle for fulfillment of personal desires lessens; life takes on a new zest like a breath of fresh air.”

Desire Struggle Air Demand Ego Yoga Breaths Greed Fulfillment Fresh Air Zest Personal Desire

Author:Sivananda Radha Saraswati

“To go fishing is the chance to wash one's soul with pure air, with the rush of the brook, or with the shimmer of sun on blue water. It brings meekness and inspiration from the decency of nature, charity toward tackle-makers, patience toward fish, a mockery of profits and egos, a quieting of hate, a rejoicing that you do not have to decide a darned thing until next week. And it is discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.”

Source: Addresses Upon the Road: World War II, 1941-1945

“But then you become closed. Then you start dying as far as your intelligence is concerned because intelligence needs the open sky, the wind, the air, the sun in order to grow, to expand, to flow. To remain alive it needs a constant flow; if it becomes stagnant it becomes slowly slowly a dead phenomenon.”

Ifs Needs Order Grows Sun Alive Air Sky Dying Wind Ego Concerned Flow Constant Phenomenon Stagnant

Author:Rajneesh

“I have no ego investment in being on the air. I don't knock others for whom that kind of attention is like oxygen, but I don't miss anything about it.”

Kind Attention Air Missing Ego Investment Oxygen

Author:Hugh Downs

“Your ego may be just a soap bubble. Maybe for a few seconds it will remain, rising higher in the air. Perhaps for a few seconds it may have a rainbow, but it is only for a few seconds. In this infinite and eternal existence your egos go on bursting every moment. It is better not to have any attachment with soap bubbles.”

May Moments Existence Air Goes On Higher Ego Eternal Infinite Rising Attachment Seconds Bubbles Rainbow Soap Bursting Soap Bubbles

Author:Rajneesh

“The Air Force is pulling nine cargo aircraft from military operations to support President Obama's stepped-up visits to campaign events. Good, now he can carry his entire ego with him on the trail.”

Force President Support Air Military Events Ego Campaigns Nine Operations President Obama Pulling Trails Air Force Aircraft Cargo Military Operations

Author:Fred Thompson