Joe Jamail Quotes

My ego has been in check for a long time.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

My ego every day is more and more polite. I tame it.

The ego is kind of a big, unwieldy thing. It's not so easily tamed or subdued.

Everybody needs to lower his ego.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

That's the most beautiful thing that I like about boxing: you can take a punch. The biggest thing about taking a punch is your ego reacts and there's no better spiritual lesson than trying to not pay attention to your ego's reaction. That's what takes people out of the fight half the time.

When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag.

It takes so much strength to say to your ego, 'You know what? You're going to keep me lonely, so I have to ignore you.'

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

I have not changed much. I haven't gotten a big ego or anything.

The ego is there, but I'm learning to channel it.

I hope I don't have a big ego. I try to keep that in check. But I am a prideful person, I will say.

To know your limitations is the hallmark of a wise person.

I used to be a bit of a show-off at school, but I've calmed down now and learnt to censor myself.

I try to keep it the same, try to stay humble.

I don't want my personality to overshadow my talent.

It's not good to have a huge ego.

I better be humble. I'm always checking myself.

In beginning the world, if you don't wish to get chafed at every turn, fold up your pride carefully, put it under lock and key, and only let it out to air upon grand occasions. Pride is a garment all stiff brocade outside, all grating sackcloth on the side next to the skin.

It is no great thing to be humble when you are brought low; but to be humble when you are praised is a great and rare attainment.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid.

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity.