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title: "30 Selfish Quotes By Craig D. Lounsbrough"
description: "30 Selfish quotes by Craig D. Lounsbrough. Plus more from Craig D. Lounsbrough and more Selfish sayings from other authors."
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> [“Living for myself ends at myself, and that is very small place to end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/living-for-myself-ends-at-myself-and-that-is-very-small-place-to-end/)

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> [“An obese ego is just about the heaviest thing you’ll ever carry. So maybe you should stop feeding it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/an-obese-ego-is-just-about-the-heaviest-thing-you-ll-ever-carry-so/)

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> [“Sacrifice” and “self” both begin with the same letter, but the spelling is way different after that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/sacrifice-and-self-both-begin-with-the-same-letter-but-the-spelling/)

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> [“If I put others first, I will never find myself being last.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-put-others-first-i-will-never-find-myself-being-last/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [“You can dress up greed, but you can’t stop the stench.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/you-can-dress-up-greed-but-you-can-t-stop-the-stench/)

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> [“If I’m my biggest fan, the only person in the stadium is probably me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-m-my-biggest-fan-the-only-person-in-the-stadium-is-probably-me/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [“If it has anything to do with me, it has nothing to do with sacrifice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-it-has-anything-to-do-with-me-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-sacrifice/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [“The best I can do is to ‘pretend’ that I’m my own god. But in the pretending I have to pretend that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-best-i-can-do-is-to-pretend-that-i-m-my-own-god-but-in-the/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [“Ignorance is the thing that we attribute to everyone else, which is a far greater ignorance than that which we’re accusing everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/ignorance-is-the-thing-that-we-attribute-to-everyone-else-which-is-a/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [“Why in the world am I not finding what I want? It may be that I’m not looking for things where they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/why-in-the-world-am-i-not-finding-what-i-want-it-may-be-that-i-m-not/)

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> [“If I have attached anything to sacrifice other than loss, I have at some level assumed a pay-off. And if I’ve assumed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-have-attached-anything-to-sacrifice-other-than-loss-i-have-at/)

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> [“In my impatience I become convinced that this desire of mine should have been fulfilled yesterday, when it belongs to a tomorrow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/in-my-impatience-i-become-convinced-that-this-desire-of-mine-should/)

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> [“I want what I want! And I want to find what I want in the exact place, at exact time that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-want-what-i-want-and-i-want-to-find-what-i-want-in-the-exact-place/)

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> [“If it’s about me, I can be assured that there will be a bunch of empty chairs in the auditorium of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-it-s-about-me-i-can-be-assured-that-there-will-be-a-bunch-of-empty/)

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> [“If you haven’t figured it out yet, an absolutely certain way to lose something as quickly as possible is to forget the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-you-haven-t-figured-it-out-yet-an-absolutely-certain-way-to-lose/)

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> [“We are notorious for ‘running’ around self-righteously declaring our rights to this and to that. But if we were to reflect upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/we-are-notorious-for-running-around-self-righteously-declaring-our/)

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> [“My Dad did nothing to elevate himself, for selflessness was a trait within himself that compelled him to live outside of himself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/my-dad-did-nothing-to-elevate-himself-for-selflessness-was-a-trait/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [“Don't be so ignorant as to think that what we're exercising is freedom if we've bled it of morals, purged it of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/don-t-be-so-ignorant-as-to-think-that-what-we-re-exercising-is/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

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> [“The potential within each of us is massive. And it is petrifying to think that a power that large and that wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-potential-within-each-of-us-is-massive-and-it-is-petrifying-to/)

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> [“I pretend to give gifts that people pretend to be gifts so that I can pretend that I gave something that actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-pretend-to-give-gifts-that-people-pretend-to-be-gifts-so-that-i-can/)

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> [“In the midst of our worried searching we recklessly abandon the treasures that life has bestowed upon us in the mad hunt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/in-the-midst-of-our-worried-searching-we-recklessly-abandon-the/)

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> [“If I am selfish I might have achieved great things, but achieving great things out of my selfishness is one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-am-selfish-i-might-have-achieved-great-things-but-achieving/)

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> [“I spend my life constantly calling in ‘imaginary’ debts that aren’t owed to me in order to avoid the ‘real’ debts that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-spend-my-life-constantly-calling-in-imaginary-debts-that-aren-t/)

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> [“Self-serving biases and self-centered agendas are cotton jammed in the ears of our conscience. Even if truth shouts, we can’t hear it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/self-serving-biases-and-self-centered-agendas-are-cotton-jammed-in/)

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> [“I am selfish by habit, but sacrificial by nature. Therefore, I’d be wise to develop the habit of following my nature.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-am-selfish-by-habit-but-sacrificial-by-nature-therefore-i-d-be-wise/)

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> [“The thing that I’m most likely to collapse under is not the weight of the stresses that stand around me, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-thing-that-i-m-most-likely-to-collapse-under-is-not-the-weight-of/)

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> [“Our mission is to be the resource that helps achieve the mission. However, if we make ourselves the mission, we will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/our-mission-is-to-be-the-resource-that-helps-achieve-the-mission/)

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> [“The pathology of greed is always greater than the object that greed pursues. Therefore, anything obtained by greed will eventually be killed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-pathology-of-greed-is-always-greater-than-the-object-that-greed/)

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> [“Once I acknowledge that life owes me nothing, I have positioned myself so that I can begin to enjoy everything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/once-i-acknowledge-that-life-owes-me-nothing-i-have-positioned-myself/)

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> [“I am thankful that there are those among us who have sacrificed dearly on behalf of us. And I ardently pray to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-am-thankful-that-there-are-those-among-us-who-have-sacrificed/)

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## Other authors on Selfish

## More by Craig D. Lounsbrough

> [“It is not the force of the wind, but the depth of the roots.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/it-is-not-the-force-of-the-wind-but-the-depth-of-the-roots/)

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> [“Death is a reality that calls the rest of life and all of our assorted strivings into sharp relief.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/death-is-a-reality-that-calls-the-rest-of-life-and-all-of-our/)

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> [“I’m not trying to save you from yourself. I’m trying to help you save yourself from yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/i-m-not-trying-to-save-you-from-yourself-i-m-trying-to-help-you-save/)

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> [“The service of self terminates at our own death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-service-of-self-terminates-at-our-own-death/)

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> [“The fact that I can get away with something is the very reason why I shouldn’t do it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-fact-that-i-can-get-away-with-something-is-the-very-reason-why-i/)

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> [“Rather than being incensed by the nature of the bruise, maybe we should be inspired by the possibilities in the bruise.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/rather-than-being-incensed-by-the-nature-of-the-bruise-maybe-we/)

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> [“A ‘good’ father will tenderly cultivate his children. But a ‘good’ father who is also a ‘brave’ father will let the children without cultivate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/a-good-father-will-tenderly-cultivate-his-children-but-a-good-father/)

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> [“It’s better to die for what’s right than live for what’s wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/it-s-better-to-die-for-what-s-right-than-live-for-what-s-wrong/)

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> [“To stand at the very moment when all seems lost is the point of insanity for the coward, but it is the home of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/to-stand-at-the-very-moment-when-all-seems-lost-is-the-point-of/)

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> [“Thankfulness acknowledges that we can’t own anything, but we can experience everything. And just knowing that makes me thankful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/thankfulness-acknowledges-that-we-can-t-own-anything-but-we-can/)

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> [“Do not be fooled. Passive prayers hastily tossed out as some second-thought appeasement at those junctures when life’s more pressing duties benevolently grant us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/do-not-be-fooled-passive-prayers-hastily-tossed-out-as-some-second/)

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> [“The measure of who you are will always exceed measurement.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/the-measure-of-who-you-are-will-always-exceed-measurement/)

[Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/)

> [“Darkness is the absence of light. Therefore, darkness is always fleeing from where light is and scurrying off to where it is not. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/darkness-is-the-absence-of-light-therefore-darkness-is-always-fleeing/)

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> [“To recklessly excuse a failure is to believe that I’ve effectively erased it from the story of my life, when I’ve actually imprinted it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/to-recklessly-excuse-a-failure-is-to-believe-that-i-ve-effectively/)

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> [“If I’m my biggest fan, the only person in the stadium is probably me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-m-my-biggest-fan-the-only-person-in-the-stadium-is-probably-me/)

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