“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.” NeedsTryingMindFeelingsProblemChallengesBrainEgoIdealsDefenseGenuineArroganceDescriptionSteadyMechanismPersecutionStarvationEnviousDefense MechanismsEgo Problem Book:Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality Source: Diotima, Battery, Electric Personality
“Teach your children not to strive for high self-esteem. This is nothing less than teaching them arrogance, conceit and superiority feelings.” ChildrenSelfFeelingsTeachTeachingSelf EsteemOur ChildrenStriveEsteemYour ChildrenArroganceSuperiorityConceitHigh Self Esteem Author:Paul Hauck
“Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be enough, along with an insatiable hunger for recognition. You have to have that feeling of "I'll show them." If you don't have it, don't become a writer.” IfsNeedsEnoughShowsFeelingsYoungMotivationPovertyTalentHungerRecognitionPersistenceArroganceInsatiableInsatiable Hunger Author:Leon Uris
“Arrogance really comes from insecurity, and in the end our feeling that we are bigger than others is really the flip side of our feeling that we are smaller than others.” EndsFeelingsSidesBiggerArroganceInsecurityFlip Author:Desmond Tutu