--- title: "10 Life Selfish Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Life Selfish quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Life Selfish sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/miguel-syjuco-8046_life_when-you-re-unhappy-with-your-life-you-b_1536904.png" --- > [“When you're unhappy with your life, you become more selfish with it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-syjuco/when-you-re-unhappy-with-your-life-you-become-more-selfish-with-it/) [Miguel Syjuco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-syjuco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/miguel-syjuco-8046_life_when-you-re-unhappy-with-your-life-you-b_1536904.png) > [Somtimes life becomes so selfish that it wants everything but while trying for everything we miss somethin that is worth of everything !!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron/somtimes-life-becomes-so-selfish-that-it-wants-everything-but-while/) [AaRon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/aaron-7056_emotional_somtimes-life-becomes-so-selfish-that-it_2060844.jpg) > [You live this life being selfish, you're not going to enjoy it like you will when you open your heart and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markwayne-mullin/you-live-this-life-being-selfish-you-re-not-going-to-enjoy-it-like/) [Markwayne Mullin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/markwayne-mullin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/markwayne-mullin-18815_heart_you-live-this-life-being-selfish-you-re_1025480.jpg) > [You have this one life. If you keep being selfish and unkind, it's going to come back to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clemantine-wamariya/you-have-this-one-life-if-you-keep-being-selfish-and-unkind-it-s/) [Clemantine Wamariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clemantine-wamariya/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46e/clemantine-wamariya-9617_back_you-have-this-one-life-if-you-keep-being_2467248.jpg) > [“Monsters never get the princess in real life, but I’m selfish enough to want to keep you near me for as long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alyssa-day/monsters-never-get-the-princess-in-real-life-but-i-m-selfish-enough/) [Alyssa Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alyssa-day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/alyssa-day-15366_life_monsters-never-get-the-princess-in-real_2628278.jpg) > [“It’s true, I am afraid of dying. I am afraid of the world moving forward without me, of my absence going unnoticed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-safran-foer/it-s-true-i-am-afraid-of-dying-i-am-afraid-of-the-world-moving/) [Jonathan Safran Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-safran-foer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/jonathan-safran-foer-136_afraid_it-s-true-i-am-afraid-of-dying-i-am-afra_2589157.png) > [Even without love, I can live fine alone. It's not like I've always had what I wanted. In my life not even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-roo/even-without-love-i-can-live-fine-alone-it-s-not-like-i-ve-always-had/) [Ma-Roo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-roo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e57/ma-roo-38968_dying_even-without-love-i-can-live-fine-alone_1670066.jpg) > [It's true, I am afraid of dying. I am afraid of the world moving forward without me, of my absence going unnoticed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-safran-foer/it-s-true-i-am-afraid-of-dying-i-am-afraid-of-the-world-moving-2/) [Jonathan Safran Foer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-safran-foer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/jonathan-safran-foer-136_absence_it-s-true-i-am-afraid-of-dying-i-am-afra_2964535.jpg) > [I have learned to go fully in the face of my dreams. I would recommend you do the same. Now is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianna-margulies/i-have-learned-to-go-fully-in-the-face-of-my-dreams-i-would-recommend/) [Julianna Margulies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianna-margulies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36b/julianna-margulies-11551_anything-is-possible_i-have-learned-to-go-fully-in-the-face-o_1665371.jpg) > [“I don’t know how much time we have left. Could be fifty years. Could be one more week. But I do know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-hill/i-don-t-know-how-much-time-we-have-left-could-be-fifty-years-could-be/) [Joe Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/859/joe-hill-1162_birthday-cake_i-don-t-know-how-much-time-we-have-left_1412794.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-selfish/#itemlist", "name": "Life Selfish Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When you're unhappy with your life, you become more selfish with it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Miguel Syjuco" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-syjuco/when-you-re-unhappy-with-your-life-you-become-more-selfish-with-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/miguel-syjuco-8046_life_when-you-re-unhappy-with-your-life-you-b_1536904.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/miguel-syjuco-8046_life_when-you-re-unhappy-with-your-life-you-b_1536904.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30f/miguel-syjuco-8046_life_when-you-re-unhappy-with-your-life-you-b_1536904.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you're unhappy with your life, you become more selfish with it.” — Miguel Syjuco", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Somtimes life becomes so selfish that it wants everything but while trying for everything we miss somethin that is worth of everything !!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "AaRon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron/somtimes-life-becomes-so-selfish-that-it-wants-everything-but-while/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/aaron-7056_emotional_somtimes-life-becomes-so-selfish-that-it_2060844.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/aaron-7056_emotional_somtimes-life-becomes-so-selfish-that-it_2060844.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/aaron-7056_emotional_somtimes-life-becomes-so-selfish-that-it_2060844.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Somtimes life becomes so selfish that it wants everything but while trying for everything we miss somethin…” — AaRon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You live this life being selfish, you're not going to enjoy it like you will when you open your heart and your home up.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Markwayne Mullin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/markwayne-mullin/you-live-this-life-being-selfish-you-re-not-going-to-enjoy-it-like/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/markwayne-mullin-18815_heart_you-live-this-life-being-selfish-you-re_1025480.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/markwayne-mullin-18815_heart_you-live-this-life-being-selfish-you-re_1025480.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/markwayne-mullin-18815_heart_you-live-this-life-being-selfish-you-re_1025480.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You live this life being selfish, you're not going to enjoy it like you will when you open your heart and…” — Markwayne Mullin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have this one life. 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