One can write, think
One can write, think and pray exclusively of others; dreams are all egocentric. Evelyn Waugh
Egocentric
Egocentric: A person who
Egocentric: A person who has his I’s too close together. Evan Esar
Basically, there can only
Basically, there can only be two answers. One is to overcome separateness and find unity by regression to the state of unity which existed before awareness ever arose, that is, before man was born. The other answer is to be fully born, to develop one’s awareness, one’s reason, one’s capacity to love to such a … Read more
I didn\\’t have any
I didn’t have any close relationship with him because, although [William Edward Burghardt] DuBois may not have been as egocentric – I don’t know – he certainly was not the easiest person to approach. I think, certainly, those of us who were younger sort of respected that in terms of his preoccupation with deep thoughts. … Read more
Most people are far
Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious. Friedrich Nietzsche
Only listen to the
Only listen to the observations of the enlightened because everyone else is self-centered, egocentric and bound by the net of desire. Frederick Lenz
You can go to
You can go to India and you can see gurus go into samadhi. But when they come out of samadhi, they’re nasty. They’re egocentric. They don’t have a deep regard or understanding of what life is. It’s just a little trick they can do, a one-trick pony. Frederick Lenz
Love yourself not in
Love yourself not in some egocentric, self-serving sense but love yourself the way you would love your friend in the sense of taking care of yourself, nourishing yourself, trying to understand, comfort, and strengthen yourself. Frederick Buechner
A breezy style is
A breezy style is often the work of an egocentric, the person who imagines that everything that pops into his head is of general interest and that uninhibited prose creates high spirits and carries the day. E. B. White
Writers are entirely egocentric.
Writers are entirely egocentric. To them, few things in their lives have meaning or importance unless they give promise of serving some creative purpose. Doris Grumbach