“There's a really nice moment in the life of a piece of writing where the writer starts to get a feeling of it outgrowing him - or he starts to see it having a life of its own that doesn't have anything to do with his ego or his desire to 'be a good writer'.” WritingMomentsFeelingsDesirePiecesNiceEgoReally NiceGood WritersOutgrowing Author:George Saunders
“As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.” FormFirePiecesEgoSupremeBurningRope Book:Sayings: The Most Exhaustive Collection of Them, Their Number Being 1120 Source: Sayings: The Most Exhaustive Collection of Them, Their Number Being 1120
“In the creative process, my ego has always been a huge tyrant ... a dictator and kind of rude and very misleading, because sometimes when I'm doing something, I say, "This is great! This is fantastic! Very genius!" And 20 minutes later, I feel like a dead jellyfish. "You are a stupid a**hole. This is a piece of sh*t. Nobody will care about it."” FeelsKindSometimesCareProcessCreativePiecesMinutesStupidHugeGeniusEgoHolesFantasticTyrantsCreative ProcessDictatorRudeMisleadJellyfish Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“For me, the only ego that needs serving in putting together a film is the story's, the ego of the story and it's the piece itself that you want to bring out the voice of the piece. You're really serving that and that's the thing that you have a basic understanding of.” WantNeedsStoriesTogetherFilmUnderstandingVoicePiecesEgoServing Author:Julia Ormond
“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!” LittlesBigsPiecesAirRocksWindEgoBlowGiantsSandBig Ego Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“It's an ego issue. You can bruise my ego but all bruises are healed now. Ego is through the roof again, confidence level is through the roof again. Gotta keep my attitude and positive mindset. I don't even remember the last fight. I hate to say it... I know I was emotional. I'm a real emotional person. If you put everything you have into one basket and it doesn't work, it's emotional to me. When I lose, it takes a piece of my heart away. I'm not a competitor that deals with loss well.” IfsKnowsWellsHeartPersonsRealLastsRememberHateFightingLosesLossLevelsDealsAttitudeIssuesPiecesEmotionalMy HeartEgoI HateMindsetWorking ItRoofCompetitorsHealedPositive MindsetBasketsMy AttitudeBruisesEmotional Person Author:Joe Warren
“What it takes to reach this place I'm speaking about is to be in spirit. You shift who you are away from what you have, what you do, what your reputation is, what people think of you, and all of that ego-based thinking. You shift into the understanding that who you are is a piece of God - who you are is a piece of the source - and when you stay connected to that in your thoughts you inspire others to do the same.” PeopleThinkingSpiritUnderstandingPiecesInspireSourceEgoWho You AreConnectedReputationThink Of YouInspire Others Author:Wayne Dyer
“Transcendence gets you beyond ego. If you go beyond ego, you see all of this in a more decent perspective and you can start to put all the pieces together. We haven't done that yet. Not as a civilization.” IfsDoneTogetherPiecesHavensPerspectiveCivilizationEgoDecentTranscendence Author:Edgar Mitchell
“And so I'm me again, Leo. Thanks to the example of a five-year-old. I'm hoping you wouldn't want it any other way. Not that you weren't flattered, right? I mean, to have a girl two thousand miles away going to pieces over you, weeping at the mere memory of you, losing her appetite, losing herself and self-respect - well, that's trophy enough for any guy's ego, huh?” WayWantYearsWellsMeanTwoSelfEnoughGuyGirlMemoriesFivePiecesExampleThousandEgoLosingMereMilesThanksFive YearsSelf RespectOver YouAppetiteWeepingTrophiesFlatteredMiles AwayFive Year OldsThousand MilesLosing Her Author:Jerry Spinelli
“Any chance of getting something sweet to go with my coffee?” [Finn] asked in a hopeful voice. I arched an eyebrow at him. “You mean all those pieces of strawberry pie that you ate for lunch weren't enough?” “I’m a growing boy,” Finn said in a sincere tone. “I need my vitamins.” Bria snorted. “The only thing that’s growing on you, Lane, is your ego.” Finn sidled up to my sister and gave her a dazzling smile. “Well, other things of mine also tend to swell up in your presence, detective.” NeedsWellsMeanSaidEnoughVoiceChanceBoysPiecesGrowingMinesSweetEgoCoffeeToneHopefulSincereLunchMy SisterPieEyebrowsDetectivesLanesVitaminsDazzlingStrawberriesYour PresenceSomething Sweet Author:Jennifer Estep