Jim Carrey on ego
Jim Carrey102 quotes“This is the voice of your ego. If you listen to it, there will always be someone who seems to be doing better than you.”
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MoomerMoomer The judgement that people cast on you for how you do or do not appear is nothing more than just a projection of their own wounds.
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If you’re going to say what you want to say, you’re going to hear what you don’t want to hear.
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ShakiraShakira Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?
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Becca FitzpatrickBecca Fitzpatrick I have a huge ego and a huge inferiority complex at the same time.
Barry GibbBarry Gibb The overriding problems are brought on by the existence of the ego, a maladaptive behavioral complex in the psyche that gets going like a tumor. If it’s not treated – if there’s not pharmacological intervention – it becomes the dominant constellation of the personality.
Terence McKennaTerence McKenna Every single ancient wisdom and religion will tell you the same thing – don’t live entirely for yourself, live for other people. Don’t get stuck inside your own ego, because it will become a prison in no time flat.
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