The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as… — Dalai Lama 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
I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used… — Kelly Clarkson Copy Share Image
I think being a mum gives you extra qualities. I'm more feisty, fiercely protective and less selfish. The main trait I want… — Rebecca Ferguson Copy Share Image
We just played unselfishly. At times this year, we've played selfish, but today we passed the ball. ... We were just very… — Rajon Rondo Copy Share Image
“It’s probably a pretty safe bet to stay away from anyone who brags about their skills in bed. They are typically only… — Roberto Hogue Copy Share Image
When leisure is a selfish luxury, its very activity, when it stirs, is apt to be only a kind of indolence taking… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
I like to delude myself that I'm in the old-Hollywood mode. I just tailor my clothes well and try to keep my… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
Is this what you have in mind,' I asked the Dalai Lama, 'when you say in teachings that the buddhas and bodhisattvas… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There should be an F.A.A. fine for those who bring hot food that emits odor onto the plane. You're deemed selfish, and… — Iliza Shlesinger Copy Share Image
Selfish interest is one of the most common obstructions to the advance of truth. — William Jennings Bryan Copy Share Image
As ecstatic as I was at the birth of my daughter, I felt selfish bringing her, and later my son, into our… — Jill Greenberg Copy Share Image
I can't say the connection is one I've made consciously, but quitting drinking allowed me to be less selfish. My wife would… — Andy Daly Copy Share Image
Count your blessings for selfish reasons! Psychological studies show that people who are aware of their blessings and feel grateful for them… — Gregg Easterbrook Copy Share Image
The nicest people fall in love indiscriminately ... while under the influence of that pre-eminently selfish lunacy they may make the most… — Margery Allingham Copy Share Image
Every selfish motive therefore, every family attachment, ought to recommend such a system of policy as would provide no less carefully for… — George Mason Copy Share Image
The more we obey God, the more we desire to help others. The more we help others, the more we love God… — John H. Groberg Copy Share Image
Thorough selfishness destroys or paralyzes enjoyment. A heart made selfish by the contest for wealth is like a citadel stormed in war,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
When a teacher of the future comes to point out to the youth of America how the highest rewards of intellect and… — Elihu Root Copy Share Image
The enemy of the spirit is the selfish ego, which thinks that happiness can be gained through causing unhappiness and disharmony to… — Sharon Gannon Copy Share Image
A lot of people were saying that I was a selfish person and a selfish player. You know, it got to me. — LeBron James Copy Share Image
