Selfishness Quotes · Page 33

I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.

— Taraji P. Henson

As ecstatic as I was at the birth of my daughter, I felt selfish bringing her, and later my son, into our…

— Jill Greenberg

It's not bad to be selfish. Because there are some things in life that are not meant to be shared.

— Arjun Loveable

Well, I know they've always told you/ Selfishness was wrong/ Yet it was for me, not you, I came to write this…

— Neil Peart

“For harmonious living; value based relationships should be preferred over situation based relationships.”

— Neeraj Bhanot

We all should rise, above the clouds of ignorance, narrowness, and selfishness.

— Booker T. Washington

Be careful of selfish motives. You can mistake them for principles and end up dying for them.

— Robert Breault

We got to mediate our greedy levels, Cause the lust of currency can have us sleepin with the devil.

— Q-Tip

I believe we are most likely to succeed when ambition is focused on noble and worthy purposes and outcomes rather than on…

— John Wooden

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral…

— John Kenneth Galbraith

I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're…

— David Chase

“You, sir, are not only a selfish asshole, but you're a coward. You didn't have the balls to stand and fight for…

— Rose Wynters

If you're not going to give someone the type of love they need and deserve let them go. Don't hold onto them…

— Sonya Parker

There is a big, beautiful world that could be destroyed by selfishness and foolishness. We musicians have it within our power to…

— Pete Seeger

“I should've been better. But sometimes all you can really stand to do is think about yourself. Sometimes it's the only way…

— Emma Mills

Speaking without ego loving without intentions, caring without expectation, praying without selfishness are the sign of my relationship with you.

— Nkemjika

Since, according to me, your life is going to be a gradual process of becoming kinder and more loving: Hurry up. Speed…

— George Saunders

As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept that we are…

— Brennan Manning

Selfish is an exploitation of others for self; selfless is an exploitation of self for others. Both are extrinsic. … Selfness. When…

— Bob Samples

“Wouldn't it be nice, for once, to find a world which was at peace with itself. No matter how always those few…

— Garry Kilworth

“Duty is too often what one expects from others and not what one does. What people think and believe and plan are…

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

One of the fundamental demonstrations of our natural instinct to Bond with each other is a will to give. Rather than domination,…

— Lynne McTaggart

“The poor man retains the prejudices of his forefathers without their faith, and their ignorance without their virtues; he has adopted the…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

There are always going to be people in life that will lead you to the darkness if you let them, so keep…

— JSV

“It's a horrible thing to try and understand how someone can kill and take things just because they want to.”

— Kara Timmins

Opinions are like orgasms. Mine's the most important and I really don't care about yours.

— Anonymous

“Violence is the result of hatred & greed conquering the heart of lesser souls.”

— Rehan Waris

Selfishness is the root and source of all natural and moral evils.

— Nathanael Emmons

A vice utterly at variance with the happiness of him who harbors it, and, as such, condemned by self-love.

— James Mackintosh

There are points in your life, especially if you have creative ambitions, where selfishness is necessary.

— Kris Kristofferson

Like everybody else, I am naturally selfish, and so I'm going to think about myself.

— Kirk Cousins

Next to the very young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

“Do the right thing, put up with unfairness, selfishness, stay true to yourself...one day it all works out.”

— Abraham Verghese

Maybe coming clean is the ultimate selfish act. A way to absolve yourself by hurting someone who doesn't deserve to be hurt.

— Cindy Chupack

You fueled my obession, even encouraged it and your selfishness ruined my life

— Novala Takemoto

I thought they were selfish, but in the end, it turns out it was I who thought they were selfish. -Bender

— Futurama

“That liberty [is pure] which is to go to all, and not to the few or the rich alone. (to Horatio Gates, 1798)”

— Thomas Jefferson

“Who was it who said that following your heart is a good thing? It is pure egotism, a selfishness to conquer all.”

— Paula Hawkins

“Ubaguzi ni ubinafsi lakini hakuna ubinafsi mbaya kama ubaguzi.”

— Enock Maregesi

“We are good to others only because we think that that is, or will be, good for us.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana