Altruism Quote by Andrew Tobias Download Open image “There's no such thing as altruism.” — Andrew Tobias ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Altruism Generosity
All altruism springs from putting yourself in the other person's place. — Harry Emerson Fosdick Copy Share Image
Altruism itself depends on a recognition of the reality of other persons, and on the equivalent capacity to regard oneself as merely one individual… — Thomas Nagel Copy Share Image
Of all the nonsense that twists the world, the concept of 'altruism' is the worst. People do what they want to, every time. If… — Robert A. Heinlein Copy Share Image
There is another kind of altruism that seems to go beyond that, a kind of super-altruism, which humans appear to have. And I think… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
[Altruism] is a moral system which holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I think there is a level of altruism that wants to help fellow human beings. — Frank Grillo Copy Share Image
The hospitable instinct is not wholly altruistic. There is pride and egoism mixed up with it. — Max Beerbohm Copy Share Image
Altruism does not mean mere kindness or generosity, but the sacrifice of the best among men to the worst, the sacrifice of virtues to… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Altruism declares that any action taken for the benefit of others is good, and any action taken for one's own benefit is evil. Thus… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
“Altruism holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the only moral justification of his… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Altruism is selfishness out with a pair of field glasses and imagination. — Christina Stead Copy Share Image
No wonder lawyers, who control the legal system, have fought so hard, and with great success, against "no fault" insurance. No fault, no lawsuits.… — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
There were no jobs created in America from 1945, when the war ended, through 2003. How could there be? Taxes were too high. Preposterously… — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of the book's having been out there for more than a quarter century is that there's been time for people… — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
Man's natural life span, 75 to 90 years or so, has not increased. It is the number of us who manage to attain it… — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
But successful investors tend to be not too self-destructive. They tend to be patient, they tend not to follow the crowd, and they tend… — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
“I was terribly intolerant, but they were terribly threatening to me. They were everything I was afraid of becoming.” — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
Life insurance in America has traditionally been dominated by mutual insurers. Twelve of the fifteen largest life insurers are mutuals. — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
The first life insurance societies where formed in England in the years between 1692 and 1720. In America, life insurance became available to the… — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people would rather have more control over their life than less. — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
“It takes a female to have a baby, It takes a woman to raise a child, It takes a mother to raise them correctly,… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Some of our friends are our friends only because we used to be friends.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“...True classical dropouts in society are those who avoid difficult challenges and cling to the first opportunity that comes their way. They never test… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“Take a stand that reflects the widest horizons of your soul if you don’t want to be a slave to external powers.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
One of the great issues in biology is the origin of altruism - of why you would do something for someone else that could… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
How selfish soever man may be supposed, there are evidently some principles in his nature, which interest him in the fortune of others, and… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
Restoration ecology is experimental science, a science of love and altruism. In its attempts to reverse the processes of ecosystem degradation it runs exactly… — Stephanie Mills Copy Share Image
“Only a fool would find happiness from an achievement that is detrimental to those he loves.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
“…the purpose of life is to nurture joy, which involves those aspects of humanity that enrich the soul.” — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image
Effective altruism is the form of altruism in which we bring our rational capacities to bear in order to do the most good that… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
“Societies and people that come close to being happy are those that do well in narrowing the disparity between their desires and their needs,… — Janvier Chouteu-Chando Copy Share Image