Ego is the enemy Flashcards

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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.

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Richard Feynman

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Someone dangerously focused on themselves and with disregard for anyone else.

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Egotist

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EGO

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An unhealthy belief in our own importance. Arrogance. Self-centered ambition.

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Self confidence becomes arrogance, assertiveness becomes obstinacy, and self-assurance becomes reckless abandon. This is the ego that sucks us down like the law of gravity.

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Cyril Connolly

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5
Q

Humble in our aspirations
Gracious in our success
Resilient in our failures

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Ego is the Enemy

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Buildings that lie so exposed to the weather need a good foundation.

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Quaker William Penn

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The only relationship between work and chatter is that one kills the other.

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Ego is the Enemy

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Appearances are deceiving.
Having authority is not the same as being an authority.
Impressing people is utterly different from being truly impressive.

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Ego is the Enemy

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