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Al Alvarez

"I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for."

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"I think one of the interesting things about poker is that once you let your ego in, you're done for."

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"The ego is what drives a self-serving individual who hates to admit they are wrong."

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"The ego is not master in its own house."

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"Accept the ego of extraordinary people as they have achieved something but don't accept the ego of ordinary people."

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"I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? You're so lucky!"

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"Your ego is your prison."

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"If I can't quite figure out what an ego is, all I have to do is look for the thing that's killing itself in the very act of feeding itself."

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"Directing praise to oneself is to cash in on the ego in order to bankrupt the soul."

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"Bigheadedness is usually a symptom of small-mindedness."

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"We measure everything by ourselves with almost a necessary conceit."

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"My ego is the wall between you and me."

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