“[President Truman] was free of the greatest vice in a leader, his ego never came between him and his job.” JobsPresidentLeaderEgoVicesTrumanPresident Truman Author:Dean Acheson
“If your ego is in good shape you will pretend you're surprised if a National Chairman calls you to tell you his party wants to nominate you for President of the United States, but you're not really surprised.” IfsWantStatesPresidentUnitedPartyUnited StatesShapesEgoChairman Book:Champagne for One Source: Champagne for One
“When Donald Trump becomes president, he'll fly on a jumbo jet rebadged Hair Force One. It will be oversized to contain his massive ego, and will have all the latest and greatest blowdryer technology.” ForcePresidentTechnologyHairTrumpEgoMassiveJetAir Force Author:Michael R. Burch
“I'm already suspicious of anyone who thinks he or she is smart enough to be president. You'd have to have some ego to believe that about yourself.” ThinkingBelieveEnoughPresidentEgoSmartAbout YourselfSuspicious Author:Andy Rooney
“I've been working in Hollywood for a long time now in many different aspects in front of the camera, behind the camera, and I've worked with top executives, presidents of networks. I've worked all around. I see energy and what's around these studios and a lot of these offices. You don't get the high positions in these companies if you don't take advantage of other people in some way. I've seen that around. I've seen that around the studios, whether it's producers or whoever. Egos are there. Greed.” PeopleIfsWayLongDifferentEnergyPresidentBehindsCompanyFrontsPositionEgoOfficeLong TimeAdvantageAspectHollywoodCamerasGreedStudiosProducersExecutives Author:James Van Praagh
“I know Donald Trump quite well. We've never shared values, he and I. But I respected his ability to turn it around. So I respect somebody who can turn things around and be successful. I think the president's communication style is the most difficult thing because he actually does care, people who know him know he cares. But his style of communication, his combative approach, the elements of ego that are obviously there in all of us but seem to be more easy to see in the president sometimes than other people, get in the way of his capacity to lead, unfortunately.” PeopleThinkingSometimesCareValuesEasyDifficultPresidentAbilitySuccessfulStyleCommunicationEgoBeing Successful Author:Marc Benioff
“Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.” PeopleLittlesReasonGovernmentPresidentPositionEgoEnteringModeratesNew Position Book:Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001 Source: Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001
“You've got to have an ego as big as Mars to want to think that you, of all people, are better than anyone else to be president of the United States. People that vain, they want their place in history, and they want to be able to control how much they'll be worshipped by future generations.” PeopleThinkingWantStatesBigsAblePresidentUnitedUnited StatesGenerationsEgoVainMarsFuture Generation Author:Jello Biafra
“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.” ForcePresidentSupportAirMilitaryEventsEgoCampaignsNineOperationsPresident ObamaPullingTrailsAir ForceAircraftCargoMilitary Operations Author:Fred Thompson