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“Your ego is an avid interpreter. It is so quick to interpret events as 'bad' or 'good,' 'wrong' or 'right.' It never fails to see 'the little picture.”

Littles Failing Events Ego Interpreter Avid Wrong Or Right

Book:Shift Happens!: Powerful Ways to Transform Your Life

Source: Shift Happens!: Powerful Ways to Transform Your Life

“As far as I'm concerned, the spiritual life is just like any other endeavor-you can succeed or fail. And when the goal is actual evolution beyond ego in an intersubjective context, success or failure is plain for all to see.”

Spiritual Life Is Spirituality Goal Practice Failing Evolution Succeed Ego Concerned Endeavor Spiritual Life Success Or Failure

Author:Andrew Cohen

“The ego camouflages itself like a fox born and raised in a hen house. Its only worry is that you fail to notice its presence every so often and start acting without fear”

House Born Acting Worry Failing Ego Raised Foxes Hens Born And Raised Camouflage

Author:Dean Cavanagh

“Don't be ashamed of the creative urges which drive you. And certainly don't be ashamed of your ego. Hubris is only hubris when it fails. When Hubris pays off, we call these people geniuses.”

People Pay Creative Failing Genius Ego Ashamed Urges Hubris

Author:Kieron Gillen

“I was reading a Time magazine interview with an author named Brené Brown. She said, "People that fail seem to ultimately do the same thing they think works over and over again." I had an epiphany and called my manager and started a creed with my producers. I promised we'd do whatever was best for the song and the album - no ego would get in the way.”

People Thinking Way Said Seems Song Reading Failing Ego Albums Producers Magazines Managers Interviews Brown Creeds Epiphany Time Magazine

Author:Michael Buble

“I feel like people who criticize authors for being self-promotional fail to recognize that a lot of times their ability to continue writing hinges on sales and recognition. Some of it is for fun, some of it is for ego, but a lot of it is just writers trying to ensure longevity to their career.”

People Writing Trying Fun Ability Failing Ego Recognition Criticize Longevity

Author:Curtis Sittenfeld

“If not to God, you will surrender to the opinions or expectations of others, to money, to resentment, to fear, or to your own pride, lusts, or ego. You were designed to worship God and if you fail to worship Him, you will create other things (idols) to give your life to. You are free to choose, what you surrender to but you are not free from the consequence of that choice.”

Ifs Giving Choices Opinion Failing Pride Ego Worship Expectations Consequence Lust Surrender Idols Resentment Purpose Driven Life Worship God

Book:The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

“When all else fails, go for the ego.”

Failing Ego When All Else Fails

Book:Crack Down

Source: Crack Down

“Memoir is actually the most egoless genre, even though it might seem ostensibly so much ego-driven. In order for it to succeed, you have to dissolve the self into these larger universal truths, and explore these deeper mysteries. If it’s purely autobiographical and ego-driven, it’s going to fail.”

Ifs Self Seems Might Order Failing Mystery Succeed Ego Universal Deeper Driven Memoir Genre Universal Truth

Author:Nick Flynn