The truth is that while men, in our society, are encouraged to have strong egos and to function in competitive, aggressive, intellectualized modes that may indeed cause them pain, for most women the ego is like a fragile African Violet, grown in secret from a seed, carefully nursed and fertilized and sheltered from too much sun.
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Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'.
Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called 'Ego'.
It is neither wise nor brave to question God. It is the folly of a prideful heart
It is neither wise nor brave to question God. It is the folly of a prideful heart
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.
The spotlight will always be on me, but it's something I'm learning to live with as the years go by.
Ego has a voracious appetite, the more you feed it, the hungrier it gets.
Ego has a voracious appetite, the more you feed it, the hungrier it gets.
It feels good to blame someone else, especially if they are smaller than you.
It feels good to blame someone else, especially if they are smaller than you.
I've always had confidence, but I never let my ego get to the point that I think I'm the superstar, read more
I've always had confidence, but I never let my ego get to the point that I think I'm the superstar, because I know that ego has destroyed many a poker career.
People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so read more
People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon.
