#ego

oh God! what am I to do if I love nothing but fame and men's esteem? ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#love

I have zero respect for knowledge, that’s what computers are for. Imagination is the kicker because imagination can extrapolate, create and solve, Knowledge is just facts and shit. Mostly irrelevant.” Kego O'Grady in The Navigator By Steve Merrick ↗

— Steve Merrick

#sci-fi #science-fiction #steve-merrick #stevesevilempire #the-navigator

Being aware is being aware of one's own mind and the games it plays on itself. ↗

— Robin Macnaughton

#ego #inspirational #mind #wisdom #inspirational

The overdressed traveler betrays more interest in being seen than in seeing, while the true traveler knows that the novel world about her serves as the most appropriate accessory. ↗

— Gregory Maguire

#inspirational #travel #wicked #inspirational

From human problems come human solutions, which in turn spawn inspiration, creativity, insight and enlightenment. Without life's problems, life would become stagnant, dull and boring. ↗

— Beth Johnson

#ego #energy #happiness #sacredness #self

On Jesus' rock, my life abounds; all other floors are slippery grounds. His love for me, is mercy band; any other love is sinking sand. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#band #begotten-son #bible #christ #floor

An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before. ↗

— Idries Shah

#egocentrism #pessimism #change

The real opposition is that between the ego-bound man, whose existence is structured by the principle of having, and the free man, who has overcome his egocentricity. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#freedom #materialism #poverty #freedom

We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#depend #dislikes #egotism #identity #likes

So many things happen that we can't control, its best not to worry about what we can. Believing you can change the world has a terrible effect on one's ego. ↗

— Bauvard

#control #egoism #funny #humor #change