Quotes about Ego

We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

Since many are boasting according to the flesh, I too will boast.

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

At the heart of vulnerability lies the willingness of people to abandon their pride and their fear, to sacrifice their egos for the collective good of the team. While this can be a little threatening and uncomfortable at first, ultimately it becomes liberating for people who are tired of spending time and energy overthinking their actions and managing interpersonal politics at work.

Humility isn't thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.

Failure to hold one another accountable creates an environment where the fifth dysfunction can thrive. Inattention to results occurs when team members put their individual needs (such as ego, career development, or recognition) or even the needs of their divisions above the collective goals of the team.

tendency of team members to seek out individual recognition and attention at the expense of results

I am going to be pretty intolerant of behavior that demonstrates an absence of trust, or a focus on individual ego. I will be encouraging conflict, driving for clear commitments, and expecting all of you to hold each other accountable. I will be calling out bad behavior when I see it, and I'd like to see you doing the same. We don't have time to waste.

a man doesn't prove he's a man by getting an erection. He's only a real man if he can pleasure a woman. And if he can pleasure a prostitute, he'll think he's the best lover on the block -Nyah

Judging oneself to be inferior to other people was one of the worst acts of pride he knew, because it was the most destructive way of being different.

People always tend to help others just so that they can feel better than what they really are

Celebrity doesn't have anything to do with art or craft. It's about being rich and thinking that you're better than everybody else.