“Those who make hostility a daily manner are often left in the lurch at difficult times.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
Walter had never liked cats. They'd seemed to him the sociopaths of the pet world, a species domesticated as an evil necessary… — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
By self-interest, Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great extent solitary; hence the need of religion… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, Adam Smith-like, individuals would recognize what they need to do in their own self-interest, and they will make… — John C. Bogle Copy Share Image
Men are to be guided only by their self-interests. Good government is a good balancing of these; and, except a keen eye… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
Self-interest is an ineffable feeling which shall follow us into God's very presence since they say there is a hierarchy even among… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
The God of the Bible is the God of liberation rather than oppression; a God of justice rather than injustice; a God… — Allan Boesak Copy Share Image
I understand that unless you have a government of laws, rather than a government of people, you cannot protect dissent. And I… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
This is the power of art: The power to transcend our own self-interest, our solipsistic zoom-lens on life, and relate to the… — Maria Popova Copy Share Image
Don't compete with anyone, compete with yourself. Surround yourself with people better than you, learn from them. Do the same for others… — Alex Carrillo Copy Share Image
By a kind of happy pre-established harmony, such as a later age discovered between the needs of society and the self-interest of… — R. H. Tawney Copy Share Image
Man—every man—is an end in himself, not a means to the ends of others; he must live for his own sake, neither… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I hope that I state your case fairly: One of my great fears is misrepresenting you, even to myself, now that you… — Michael Arditti Copy Share Image
We are driven by self-interest, it’s necessary to survive. But we need wise self-interest that is generous and co-operative, taking others’ interests… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I embrace the concept of enlightened self-interest - that in doing something for others, people also reap profound benefits for themselves. It… — Simon McKeon Copy Share Image
Where self-interest is violently suppressed, it is replaced by a burdensome system of bureaucratic control which dries up the wellsprings of initiative… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Each man must live as an end in himself and follow his own rational self-interest. — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven. — Laozi Copy Share Image
Never again will I allow our political self-interest to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right. Atrocity and… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.'… — John Thune Copy Share Image
Generosity is also an act of freedom, a casting off of the constraints of prudence and self-interest. — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
All men are idolators, some of fame, others of self-interest, most of pleasure. — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
