#ego

"Often we take personally the slings and arrows of our 'abusers'. But frequently we are merely the interchangeable pawns of their own neurotic dramas. Anyone else in your position would have received the same treatment. There is nothing especially noxious or negatively noteworthy about you."

"Don't show a friend your gift, or your bag of money if you still want to maintain your relationship, but if nay, go on, and all you'll see is hate and jealousy, and you'll fight with him in the street like a dog and all you'll feel is regret."

"Not everything is about you,"Clary said furiously."Possibly,"Jace said, "but you do have to admit that the majority of things are."

"In middle school, I got picked on a lot. But boy, it sure felt good to get picked, because who doesn’t like to get chosen and called out as special?"

"Hate. Huh. He'd never hated himself. If anything, he'd always liked himself a little too much. Once, a human female had even accused him of picturing his own face while he climaxed. He hadn't denied it, either, and next time he'd slept with her, he'd made sure to scream, "Strider"at the pivotal moment."--Strider, keeper of the demon of Defeat--"

"Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed."

"I don't know about your true form, but the weight of your ego sure is pushing the crust of the earth toward the breaking point."

"Such Excessive Preoccupation With The Faults Of Others Only Manages To Bring The Spotlight To Shine Bright On Whatever It Is You May Have Hiding Behind All Your Self Perceived Glory."

"The ego relies on the familiar. It is reluctant to experience the unknown, which is they very essence of life."

"People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love."

"You never really learn much from hearing yourself speak."

"We must not allow our pride to be the motivation behind our apologetics; rather, philoverity, the love of truth must be the full and complete motivation. For pride corrupts truth."

"Accomplishments don’t erase shame, hatred, cruelty, silence, ignorance, discrimination, low self-esteem or immorality. It covers it up, with a creative version of pride and ego. Only restitution, forgiving yourself and others, compassion, repentance and living with dignity will ever erase the past."

"The brightest light casts the darkest shadow."

"Despite his last name, I’ll bet Johnny Cash never had an inflated ego, or needed a wheelbarrow full of last name to go shopping."

"Ego stops you from getting things done and getting people to work with you. That's why I firmly believe that ego and success are not compatible."

"Never allow your ego to diminish your ability to listen."

"I need a Caution: Slippery When Wet sign, because I just spilled my ego all over the floor."

"Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain."

"Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty."