Ambition Quote by C. J. Mahaney

“Selfishness is self-absorption, self-seeking behaviour that either disregards the rights and needs of others or tramples them deliberately in favour of personal gain.”

— Adelyn Birch

Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The scientist seeking…

— Milton Friedman

A self-motivation is an enlightenment of mind, empowerment of heart and enrichment of soul to arise, awake and ascend to achieve the noble and…

— Anuj Somany

Self-motivation is a simple process of being true to yourself and others alike with a real simplicity.

— Anuj Somany

A selfless act out of even the purest desire to do for others, will be selfish in the satisfaction and happiness it brings to…

— Ashly Lorenzana

“the capital commandments of self-interest, self-importance, self-enrichment, and self-perpetuation.”

— Mark Leibovich

These illustrations suggest four general maxims[...]. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to yourself. The…

— Bertrand Russell

When the healthy pursuit of self-interest and self-realizatio n turns into self-absorption , other people can lose their intrinsic value in our eyes and…

— Anonymous

“Manifest plainness and embrace the genuine; lessen self-interest and make few your desires.”

— Lao Tzu

To know one's own desires, their meaning and their costs requires the highest human virtue: rationality.

— Ayn Rand

“The true essence of greatness is in finding self in selfishness”

— Mayur Ramgir

Actualization of self cannot be sought as a goal in its own right. . . . Rather, it seems to be a by-product of…

— Sidney Jourard