"The fact is I'm writing about men of power and of passion and commitment with titanic egos, so I'm obviously going to draw on my own experience," Mr. Goodwin said.

False, all false, I well knew; Silvio had a titanic ego.

NAPOLEON really ought to have been an American, because no society has ever gone as weak at the knees over people with titanic egos.

"The Senate is a boat full of titanic egos," said Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, "and Daschle keeps it afloat and moving, which is no small feat."

This is how old law firms die: with a crash of titanic egos, a splintering of stubborn partners, a skittish flight of lawyers.

And at the risk of inflating what appears to be an already titanic ego, I'll admit that I was captivated the first time I saw your work.

In his appraisal of the Guggenheim Museum, Lewis Mumford took Frank Lloyd Wright to task for unleashing his titanic ego on the world.

Naval aviation is the home of more titanic egos than any other enterprise I've ever encountered.

Will Deutsche Bank's $10.1 billion acquisition of Bankers Trust be the big banking merger that actually melds vastly different cultures, titanic egos and far-flung businesses?

On Wall Street it is accepted wisdom that co-chiefs spell a battle of titanic egos.