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“The challenge of abating one with a genuine ego problem is to not try to put him down. Any and all antagonization, in his mind, is merely compensated for by his own descriptions: his feelings of persecution by the envious and his ideals of worth. Arguably, the genuine ego is more of a circumstantial defense mechanism rather than a steady arrogance in need of starvation.”

Source: Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality

“Without a body and without time, I wasn't disturbed by my ego or by the function or dysfunction of my brain and memory. And during my pure perception within the source, I had no opinion either. I didn't even have an 'I.' An opinion is tied to the ego, and the ego to the body. Without any of this, there was only objective consciousness.”

Inspirational Body Memories Brain Consciousness Opinion Source Pure Ego Perception Function Objectives Tied Disturbed Dysfunction

Author:Pim van Lommel

“Most men - not just the men in Brentwood - are scared of powerful women with brains. There's something in a man that makes him want to have power over a woman - whether it's in the bedroom or because they earn more money. It boosts their egos.”

Men Want Powerful Brain He Man Ego Scared More Money Bedroom Boost Powerful Women

Author:Jodie Marsh

“They tend to be suspicious, bristly, paranoid-type people with huge egos they push around like some elephantiasis victim with his distended testicles in a wheelbarrow terrified no doubt that some skulking ingrate of a clone student will sneak into his very brain and steal his genius work.”

People Science Brain Doubt Students Huge Type Genius Ego Scientist Victim Stealing No Doubt Terrified Suspicious Paranoid Sneak Testicles Wheelbarrows Ingrates

Book:Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader

Source: Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader

“When I write, I lose time. I'm happy in a way that I have a hard time finding in real life. The intimacy between my brain and my fingers and my computer... Yet knowing that that intimacy will find an audience... It's very satisfying. It's like having the safety of being alone with the ego reward of being known.”

Way Writing Real Hard Loses Brain Known Audience Knowing Ego Findings Computer Safety Fingers Rewards Real Life Intimacy Hard Times Satisfying

Author:Jill Soloway

“One of the interesting characteristics of the Ego Tunnel is that it creates (as Finnish philosopher Antti Revonsuo called it) a robust "out-of-the brain experience", a highly realistic experience of not operating on internal models, but of effortlessly being in direct and immediate contact with the external world - and oneself.”

World Interesting Brain Ego Models Direct Oneself Philosopher Contact Characteristics Internals Realistic Tunnels Robust Finnish

Author:Thomas Metzinger

“The human mind has a primitive ego defense mechanism that negates all realities that produce too much stress for the brain to handle. It’s called Denial.”

Mind Humans Reality Brain Too Much Produce Ego Stress Defense Handle Denial Human Mind Mechanism Primitive Inferno Defense Mechanisms

Book:Inferno: Special Illustrated Edition (Enhanced): Featuring Robert Langdon

Source: Inferno: Special Illustrated Edition (Enhanced): Featuring Robert Langdon

“The punishment – to the body, the brain, the spirit – a man must endure to become even a moderately good boxer is inconceivable to most of us whose idea of personal risk is largely ego-related or emotional.”

Men Ideas Body Spirit Brain Risk Emotional Ego Endure Punishment Related Boxers

Book:On Boxing

Source: On Boxing

“ALL religions of a spiritual nature are inventions of man. He has created an entire system of gods with nothing more than his carnal brain. Just because he has an ego, and cannot accept it, he has to externalize it into some great spiritual device which he calls "God".”

Men Spiritual Brain Accepting Ego Invention Devices Spiritual Nature Great Spiritual

Author:Anton Szandor LaVey

“When I see an object there is no will; when its sensations are carried to the brain, there comes the reaction, which says "Do this", or "Do not do this", and this state of the ego-substance is what is called will”

States Brain Objects Ego Reactions Substance Sensations

Book:The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

“Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form of your local gymnasium. Those who see chess merely as a means of self-proof make the game experience uncomfortable and drive many of the better, more sensitive brains to analysis, correspondence, problems, studies and the like.”

Way Mean Self Problem Form Games Brain Study Fit Ego Proof Chess Checks Locals Analysis Uncomfortable Sensitive Good Way Correspondence Gymnasiums

Author:Peter Abelard