Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively impose domination over others. Help a friend.
Leonard NimoyRead
You proceed from a false assumption: I have no ego to bruise.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The speaker asserts that they are unaffected by ego or pride, suggesting a deeper understanding of self.
In this quote, Leonard Nimoy addresses the notion that one's self-worth is often tied to ego and pride. By stating that he has no ego to bruise, he conveys a sense of humility and self-awareness, implying that true confidence comes from within and is not dependent on external validation or the opinions of others.
Themes
EgoHumilitySelf-AwarenessConfidence
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about personal growth, this quote can highlight the importance of self-acceptance.
More from Leonard Nimoy
All quotes βGreetings, I am pleased to see that we are different. May we together become greater than the sum of both of us.
Leonard NimoyRead
Art functioning as propaganda is not art.
Leonard NimoyRead
But if you're talking about fine art work, then I think you have to ask yourself some pretty deep questions about why it is you want to take pictures and what it is you want to say.
Leonard NimoyRead
I think it's my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may.
Leonard NimoyRead
I'm attracted to images that come from a personal exploration of a subject matter. When they have a personal stamp to them, then I think it becomes identifiable.
Leonard NimoyRead
Similar quotes
The man who has planned badly, if fortune is on his side, may have had a stroke of luck; but his plan was a bad one nonetheless.
HerodotusRead
The hunger of passions is the greatest disease.
Gautama BuddhaRead
Everybody says they want to be free. Take the train off the tracks and itβs free-but it canβt go anywhere.
Zig ZiglarRead
Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever.
Francois De La RochefoucauldRead
Without an uninvestigated story, there's only the perfection of life appearing as itself. You can always go inside and find the beauty that's revealed after the pain and fear are understood.
Byron KatieRead
The defects and faults of the mind are like wounds in the body; after all imaginable care has been taken to heal them up, still there will be a scar left behind, and they are in continual danger of breaking the skin and bursting out again.
Francois De La RochefoucauldRead