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Theodor Adorno

"Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing."

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"Today self-consciousness no longer means anything but reflection on the ego as embarrassment, as realization of impotence: knowing that one is nothing."

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"The ego survives only in conflict. Peace is the death of the ego."

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"Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it."

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"Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it."

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"Sexual self-restraint is only a preliminary stage in the ego's evolution."

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"I get pretty terrified, to be honest, when I'm on tour. You really have to muster a lot of ego to go our there, which I find rather draining."

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"The nature of the ego is to misuse whatever authority one has."

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"Pride is seldom delicate: it will please itself with very mean advantages."

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"Not everything is about you.In fact, most things aren't.What a relief, right?"

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"No act is so private it does not seek applause."

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"People talk about egos as if it were objects."

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