One of the Silent Brothers is here to see you. Hodge sent me to wake you up. Actually he offered to wake you himself, but since it's 5 a.m., I figured you'd be less cranky if you had something nice to look at."
"Meaning you?"
"What else?
Tags: ego clary-fray jace-wayland
No matter what we talk about, we are talking about ourselves
Hugh PratherAnd I realized that I’d tolerated him this long because of self-doubt.
Anne RiceI see myself..in those pages as she goes back and forth, enjoying simply enjoying the beauties of the moments then chastising herself for having ‘no edge’ being simple and worse, harmless.
Michael CunninghamEnlightenment is ego's ultimate disappointment.
Chögyam TrungpaTags: ego enlightenment
The ego relies on the familiar. It is reluctant to experience the unknown, which is they very essence of life.
Deepak ChopraGreat people have great egos; maybe that's what makes them great.
Paul ArdenTags: ego
At least when one speaks of oneself one is passionate, well-informed and specific.
Jan NerudaPart of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.
John LennonHuxley: "Tell me something Bryce, do you know the difference between a Jersey, a Guernsey, a Holstein, and an Ayershire?"
Bryce: "No."
Huxley: "Seabags Brown does."
Bryce: "I don't see what that has to do..."
Huxley: "What do you know about Gaelic history?"
Bryce: "Not much."
Huxley: "Then why don't you sit down one day with Gunner McQuade. He is an expert. Speaks the language, too."
Bryce: "I don't..."
Huxley: " What do you know about astronomy?"
Bryce: "A little."
Huxley: "Discuss it with Wellman, he held a fellowship."
Bryce: "This is most puzzling."
Huxley: "What about Homer, ever read Homer?"
Bryce: "Of course I've read Homer."
Huxley: "In the original Greek?"
Bryce: "No"
Huxley: "Then chat with Pfc. Hodgkiss. Loves to read the ancient Greek."
Bryce: "Would you kindly get to the point?"
Huxley: "The point is this, Bryce. What makes you think you are so goddam superior? Who gave you the bright idea that you had a corner on the world's knowledge? There are privates in this battalion who can piss more brains down a slit trench then you'll ever have. You're the most pretentious, egotistical individual I've ever encountered. Your superiority complex reeks. I've seen the way you treat men, like a big strutting peacock. Why, you've had them do everything but wipe your ass.
Tags: humor ego superior battle-cry marine-corps
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