I think Bolano had a generosity about him that was unique. He seemed to include so many people in the circle of… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
“If I am selfish I might have achieved great things, but achieving great things out of my selfishness is one of the… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
My family will never be happy with what I do for them. I could of been a stupid, drunken, whore. Shut up,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Promise me if I don’t make you happy, you’ll toss me aside, no matter how much pressure I put on you. Because… — Erin McCarthy Copy Share Image
Our thoughts are either focused on what's eternal, life-changing, and true, or lost in the details of our temporary, selfish, false beliefs. — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
If you're not selfish enough to want to feel good, then you can't connect with the energy that is your Source which… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
Corruption is when people in public office use that public office for private or selfish ends. This is one of the most… — Zephyr Teachout Copy Share Image
From afar, it seems like a war without a solution and like a long sacrifice for the entire country. So when a… — Jose Mujica Copy Share Image
Furthermore, what profit was it to me that I, rascally slave of selfish ambitions that I was, read and understood by myself… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I am a convinced and consistent critic of party-parliamentarism. I am for non-partisan elections of true people's representatives who are accountable to… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“You are a lot uglier than you think, plenty more selfish than you are ever likely to admit. So, you ignore what’s… — Tarryn Fisher Copy Share Image
“Even the early droplets of selfish decisions suggest a direction. Then the little inflecting rivulets come, merging into small brooks and soon… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“So many worthless people relying on French protection are enabled to sin against me with impunity, and nobody now feels that he… — Virginia Cowles Copy Share Image
Gaining control over your health and well-being is one of those times in your life that you get to be completely selfish… — Jennifer Hudson Copy Share Image
“Maybe he still wasn't worthy of their surrender. He'd watched plenty of men make the wrong choices when faced with such power.… — Kit Rocha Copy Share Image
The marketplace obliges men, whether they will or not, in pursuing their own selfish interests, to connect the general good with their… — Edmund Burke Copy Share Image
I don't feel like I have the greatest memory, so finding selfish motivations for writing things down helps... I'm like, it would… — Gracie Abrams Copy Share Image
I'm very independent, probably quite selfish, and like being able to disappear at the drop of a hat without having to explain… — Maxine Peake Copy Share Image
“Arts and disciplines of that kind are fundamentally selfish; they’re all designed to benefit the pupil—not the world - "Ishmael” — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
I'd rather be remembered as a player who came on and impacted a lot of games for England. If I ever take… — Ben Stokes Copy Share Image
I guess a witness is all I am. I think as a writer, you're pretty removed. Writing is a very selfish, individualistic… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Selfish people hold onto you because they LOVE how you treat them. However, they will NEVER show you the same love that… — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a… — Jim Broadbent Copy Share Image
What does being an athlete mean? It means I have to be a little selfish again. I have to put my career… — Johny Hendricks Copy Share Image
I'm not someone who complains in any way about how things move forward, unless somebody actually does a really crappy job. — Neal Adams Copy Share Image
No knowledge, however thorough and extensive, no brilliance and perspicuity, no dialectic sophistication, will preserve us from the commmonness of thought and… — Max Stirner Copy Share Image
All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
Someday our grandchildren will very likely look back at the individual, selfish control of the wealth of the world by a small… — Corinne McLaughlin Copy Share Image
There's no other way to be. You've saved me so many times...I worry that I've been selfish with you. That I've taken… — Nathan Scott Copy Share Image
I'm trying so hard to win or make the right play or whatever, that you know, it kind of comes off as… — Julius Randle Copy Share Image
All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get… — David Bowie Copy Share Image
“A loyal demon? Who knew,” Jo jeers, and I want to hit her. “No,” Armand’s voice lashes out. “It’s predictably selfish.” — Eliza Crewe Copy Share Image
The Clinton paradox: How could a president so intelligent, so compassionate, so public-spirited and so conscious of his place in history act… — George Stephanopoulos Copy Share Image
Don't ever demand other people to keep understanding if you keep making the same mistake over and over again. That's simply selfish. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The world has always been a selfish place where love is fleeting and people are fickle. Once upon a time, true love… — Tara Brown Copy Share Image
Survival," I said softly. "It's selfish, and it's dark, and we've always been a species willing to do anything to satisfy our… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
But grieving people are selfish. They won’t let you comfort them and they say you don’t understand and they make you feel… — Melina Marchetta Copy Share Image
“I’m all or nothing. With you. Only you.” What was he saying? “Hugh? The world is exploding.”… He nodded. “I know. But… — Rebecca Zanetti Copy Share Image
