Self Centered Quotes

164 quotes by 130 authors

There are some things about myself I canâ€™t explain to anyone. There are some things I donâ€™t understand at all. I canâ€™t tell what I… — Haruki Murakami
I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and self-centered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
I discovered that it is necessary, absolutely necessary, to believe in nothing. That is, we have to believe in something which has no form and… — Shunryu Suzuki
Progressive liberals seem incapable of stating the obvious truth: that we who are well off should be willing to share more of what we have… — David Foster Wallace
There is a physics to the world, which non-fiction has a contract to stand in awe of, otherwise it becomes completely self-centered and ego-driven, which… — Nick Flynn
sometimes i'd wake up at two or three in the morning and not be able to fall asleep again. i'd get out of bed, go… — Haruki Murakami
Now. Maybe you think it is arrogant or self centered, or ridiculous for me to believe that God bothered to wiggle a cheap bolt out… — Anne Lamott
The search for the purpose of life has puzzled people for thousands of years. Thatâ€™s because we typically begin at the wrong starting pointâ€”ourselves. We… — Rick Warren
Why is it, I wondered, that old people are always so self-centered and excitable? But I just smiled benignly and stood back, comforted by the… — Bill Bryson
People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon. — Vanna Bonta
This story ["The Depressed Person"] was the most painful thing I ever wrote. It's about narcissism, which is a part of depression. The character has… — David Foster Wallace
They donâ€™t think â€œI care,â€ â€œI hurt,â€ or â€œI have feelings.â€ It just seems like Iâ€™m always â€œwrong,â€ always â€œselfish,â€ always â€œself-centeredâ€ and everything else… — Beatrice Sparks
I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture of their minds, and… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Neither son loved the father for himself. They both were using the father for their own self-centered ends rather than loving, enjoying, and serving him… — Timothy Keller
The berries. I realize the answer to who I am lies in that handful of poisonous fruit. If I held them out to save Peeta… — Suzanne Collins
Intelligence is one of the greatest human gifts. But all too often a search for knowledge drives out the search for love. This is something… — Daniel Keyes
Body tension will always be present if our good feeing is just ordinary, self-centered happiness. Joy has no tension in it, because joy accepts whatever… — Joko Beck
So, the first thing we should introspect - are we concerned about ourselves ? All the time do we think that we are suffering, we… — Nirmala Srivastava
There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those… — Eric Hoffer
Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering. — Dalai Lama

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