Self Centered Quotes

164 quotes by 130 authors

Marriage provides an ideal setting for overcoming any tendency to be selfish or self-centered. I think one of the reasons that we are counseled to… — Richard G. Scott
Again, as egotistical as I am, as self-centered as I am, and as much as I love strangers idolizing me, I find it very crass… — John Larroquette
Why are young adults so self-centered and always seeking instant gratification? Because older adults, often in positions of power, paint them that way. — Raymond Arroyo
If you run for mayor, people say you're being egotistical. If you decide you won't run for mayor, people say you're being self-centered and egotistical. — Matt Gonzalez
The Bible makes clear a basic truth that we self-centered humans find difficult to accept, namely, that the natural universe was not created primarily for… — Tony Campolo
The burning conviction that we have a holy duty towards others is often a way of attaching our drowning selves to a passing raft. What… — Eric Hoffer
No matter what god or doctrine you believe in, if you become attached to it, your belief will be based more or less on a… — Shunryu Suzuki
I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of it - pictures… — Norman Rockwell
Freedom, in childhood, may be the right to be totally self-centered. Â… But freedom in old age is the ability to be the best of… — Joan D. Chittister
An artist who is too self-centered is liable to exhibit faults he abhors: carelessness, callousness, and even downright cruelty. — Eric Maisel
We can work on inner peace and world peace at the same time. On one hand, people have found inner peace by losing themselves in… — Peace Pilgrim
Self esteem is not the same as being self centered, self absorbed or selfish. Self esteem is also not complacency or overconfidence, both of which… — Glenn R. Schiraldi
That man who lives for self alone, Lives for the meanest mortal known. — Joaquin Miller
People have found inner peace by losing themselves in a cause larger than themselves. Finding inner peace means coming from the self-centered life into the… — Peace Pilgrim
Few find inner peace but this is not because they try and fail, it is because they do not try. . . When your life… — Peace Pilgrim
Only listen to the observations of the enlightened because everyone else is self-centered, egocentric and bound by the net of desire. — Frederick Lenz
Because we have this whole other human being we have to think about other than ourselves. We had the luxury before of being totally self-centered. — Will Arnett
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle. — Billy Graham
Self-hatred and self-love are equally self-centered. — Mason Cooley
Actors are inherently self-centered. — Bryan Cranston

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