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“In fact, the more each person can remove his or her ego from the discussion and focus on the subject matter, the more fruitful the conversation will be for all involved.”

Persons Matter Facts Focus Subjects Involved Conversation Ego Discussion Remove Subject Matter

Book:The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved

Source: The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved

“The Human tendency, largely driven by ego, is to believe we can do it all....It maybe humbling to admit there are only a few things you do really well...you will free yourself to focus on those things which will lead to greater personal success and significance.”

Believe Humans Wells Can Do Greater Focus Ego Driven Tendencies Significance Humbling Free Yourself Personal Success

Author:Bob Buford

“Anytime I feel my feathers ruffle off of someone else's success, I have to check myself. It's normally fear based or ego related and it's my daily work to let it go and focus on me, because that's the only person I can control and make grow.”

Feels Persons I Can Grows Focus Ego Checks Related Feathers Let It Go Daily Work Ruffles Focus On Me

Author:Kathryn Budig

“When you shoot a scene, you remember every moment. You remember when your head went down, your head went up. You don't see little quirks, little eye movements, little lip movements. Once again, you become completely vain when you're watching it in a way that you weren't when you were shooting it. And the vanity, what it makes you focus on are everything that has nothing to do with the scene and everything to do with your own ego.”

Way Littles Moments Eye Remember Focus Movement Scene Ego Lips Vanity Shooting Vain Remember When Quirks

Author:Viola Davis

“The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.”

Attention Focus Ego Conscious Egotism

Book:Out of Your Mind: Tricksters, Interdependence, and the Cosmic Game of Hide and Seek

Source: Out of Your Mind: Tricksters, Interdependence, and the Cosmic Game of Hide and Seek

“In music, as you develop a theme or musical idea, there are many points at which directions must be decided, and at any time I was in the throes of debate with myself, harmonically or melodically, I would turn to Billy Strayhorn. We would talk, and then the whole world would come into focus. The steady hand of his good judgment pointed to the clear way that was fitting for us. He was not, as he was often referred to by many, my alter ego. Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine.”

World Way Ideas Whole Hands Eye Turns Left Clear Focus Mines Arms Ego Judgment Decided Musical Debate Whole World Theme Steady Fitting Good Judgment Alter Ego Steady Hands

Book:Music is my mistress

Source: Music is my mistress

“My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.”

Enough Focus Ego Controlled

Author:Herbie Mann

“Team members have to be focused on the collective good of the team. Too often, they focus their attention on their department, their budget, their career aspirations, their egos.”

Attention Careers Focus Team Members Ego Focused Budgets Aspiration Department Collectives Team Member Collective Good

Author:Patrick Lencioni