--- title: "6 Selfish Live Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 6 Selfish Live quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Selfish Live sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/darlene-dawne-15014_inspirational_it-is-selfish-to-live-just-for-you-we-ar_491686.jpg" --- > [“It is selfish to live just for you. We are all connected to this universe. How you act indirectly affects those around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darlene-dawne/it-is-selfish-to-live-just-for-you-we-are-all-connected-to-this/) [Darlene Dawne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darlene-dawne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/darlene-dawne-15014_inspirational_it-is-selfish-to-live-just-for-you-we-ar_491686.jpg) > [“Sometimes perspective comes far too late. You cannot trust yourself. You think you can, but you can’t. Not because you are selfish.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/sometimes-perspective-comes-far-too-late-you-cannot-trust-yourself/) [David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/david-levithan-67_parenting_sometimes-perspective-comes-far-too-late_677268.jpg) > [I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/javier-bardem/i-think-we-are-living-in-selfish-times-i-m-the-first-one-to-say-that/) [Javier Bardem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/javier-bardem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/javier-bardem-7004_behinds_i-think-we-are-living-in-selfish-times-i_741683.jpg) > [Don't be so selfish to live your entire life for yourself. Help others, heal others. Live for the benefit of others. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-be-so-selfish-to-live-your-entire-life-for-yourself-help-others/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/anonymous-1_beautiful-place_don-t-be-so-selfish-to-live-your-entire_756509.jpg) > [“Our lives were short, and we never would have wanted to have them be shorter. Sometimes perspective comes far too late. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/our-lives-were-short-and-we-never-would-have-wanted-to-have-them-be/) [David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/david-levithan-67_life_our-lives-were-short-and-we-never-would_970700.jpg) > [Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to the present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/those-who-live-to-the-future-must-always-appear-selfish-to-those-who/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_future_those-who-live-to-the-future-must-always_2536893.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfish-live/#itemlist", "name": "Selfish Live Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It is selfish to live just for you. We are all connected to this universe. How you act indirectly affects those around you!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Darlene Dawne" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darlene-dawne/it-is-selfish-to-live-just-for-you-we-are-all-connected-to-this/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/darlene-dawne-15014_inspirational_it-is-selfish-to-live-just-for-you-we-ar_491686.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/darlene-dawne-15014_inspirational_it-is-selfish-to-live-just-for-you-we-ar_491686.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/darlene-dawne-15014_inspirational_it-is-selfish-to-live-just-for-you-we-ar_491686.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It is selfish to live just for you. We are all connected to this universe. How you act indirectly affects…” — Darlene Dawne", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Sometimes perspective comes far too late. You cannot trust yourself. You think you can, but you can’t. Not because you are selfish. You cannot live for anyone else’s sake. As much as you may want to, you can’t stay alive just because other people want you alive. You cannot stay alive for your parents. You cannot stay alive for your friends. And you have no responsibility to stay alive for them. You have no responsibility to anyone but yourself to live.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Levithan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/sometimes-perspective-comes-far-too-late-you-cannot-trust-yourself/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/david-levithan-67_parenting_sometimes-perspective-comes-far-too-late_677268.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/david-levithan-67_parenting_sometimes-perspective-comes-far-too-late_677268.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/david-levithan-67_parenting_sometimes-perspective-comes-far-too-late_677268.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes perspective comes far too late. You cannot trust yourself. You think you can, but you can’t. Not…” — David Levithan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in the so-called 'first world,' and we may be first in a lot of things like technology, but we are behind in empathy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Javier Bardem" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/javier-bardem/i-think-we-are-living-in-selfish-times-i-m-the-first-one-to-say-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/javier-bardem-7004_behinds_i-think-we-are-living-in-selfish-times-i_741683.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/javier-bardem-7004_behinds_i-think-we-are-living-in-selfish-times-i_741683.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/javier-bardem-7004_behinds_i-think-we-are-living-in-selfish-times-i_741683.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think we are living in selfish times. I'm the first one to say that I'm the most selfish. We live in the…” — Javier Bardem", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't be so selfish to live your entire life for yourself. Help others, heal others. Live for the benefit of others. And contribute your role in making this world a beautiful place for living.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/don-t-be-so-selfish-to-live-your-entire-life-for-yourself-help-others/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/anonymous-1_beautiful-place_don-t-be-so-selfish-to-live-your-entire_756509.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/anonymous-1_beautiful-place_don-t-be-so-selfish-to-live-your-entire_756509.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/anonymous-1_beautiful-place_don-t-be-so-selfish-to-live-your-entire_756509.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't be so selfish to live your entire life for yourself. Help others, heal others. Live for the benefit of…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Our lives were short, and we never would have wanted to have them be shorter. Sometimes perspective comes far too late. You cannot trust yourself. You think you can, but you can’t. Not because you are selfish. You cannot live for anyone else’s sake. As much as you may want to, you can’t stay alive just because other people want you alive. You cannot stay alive for your parents. You cannot stay alive for your friends. And you have no responsibility to stay alive for them. You have no responsibility to anyone but yourself to live.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Levithan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/our-lives-were-short-and-we-never-would-have-wanted-to-have-them-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/david-levithan-67_life_our-lives-were-short-and-we-never-would_970700.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/david-levithan-67_life_our-lives-were-short-and-we-never-would_970700.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3b/david-levithan-67_life_our-lives-were-short-and-we-never-would_970700.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our lives were short, and we never would have wanted to have them be shorter. Sometimes perspective comes…” — David Levithan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to the present.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ralph Waldo Emerson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/those-who-live-to-the-future-must-always-appear-selfish-to-those-who/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_future_those-who-live-to-the-future-must-always_2536893.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_future_those-who-live-to-the-future-must-always_2536893.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_future_those-who-live-to-the-future-must-always_2536893.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to the present.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfish-live/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfish-live/", "name": "Selfish Live Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfish-live/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/darlene-dawne-15014_inspirational_it-is-selfish-to-live-just-for-you-we-ar_491686.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 6 Selfish Live quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Selfish Live sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfish-live/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfish-live/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Selfish Live Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/selfish-live/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```