"And, indeed, doesn't it take an ego to do anything great, to think that preposterous thought that you can do something no-one has done before." It also takes

"And, indeed, doesn't it take an ego to do anything great, to think that preposterous thought that you can do something no-one has done before." It also takes an ego to overestimate your skills and utterly fail because you're not as good as you think you are and can't collaborate effectively.