Self Centred Quotes
25 quotes by 23 authors
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I'm not very interested in myself. I do have a deep moral belief that you should always look out at other things and not be…
— A. S. Byatt
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I always feel so pretentious talking about comedy and deconstructing it. It always feels somehow self-centred to talk about any sort of process.
— Steve Carell
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Our first problem is that our attitude towards sin is more self-centred than God-centred. We are more concerned about our own "Victory" over sin than…
— Jerry Bridges
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Humans suffer from self-centred notions as to the nature of life. Humans assume that alien life forms should conform to standards that match our own,…
— Steve Perry
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My dad was such a bigot. He was a horrible, self-centred person. He was really racist and he'd talk about the Jews and blacks and…
— Cindy Sherman
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The natural life in each of us is something self-centred, something that wants to be petted and admired, to take advantage of other lives, to…
— C.S. Lewis
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I do believe it's possible to play a lot without overplaying. It's when a musician becomes too self-centred that it becomes problematic. You need to…
— Robben Ford
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All your experiences, all your meditations, all your prayer, all that you do, is self-centred. It is strengthening the self, adding momentum, gathering momentum, so…
— U.G. Krishnamurti
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All action of Sattva, a modification of Prakriti characterised by light and happiness, is for the soul. When Sattva is free from egoism and illuminated…
— Swami Vivekananda
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A sentimentalist is one who delights to have high and devout emotions stirred whilst reading in an arm-chair, or in a prayer meeting, but he…
— Oswald Chambers
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The more you think about your own self, the more self-centred you are, the more trouble even small problems can create in your mind. The…
— Dalai Lama
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A few days ago Tan Casipo said to me, 'Some people come here with so much dust in their eyes it's unbearable to talk to…
— Tim Ward
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If anyone feels offended by my words, I would respond that I speak them with affection and with the best of intentions, quite apart from…
— Pope Francis
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To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run.
— Dalai Lama
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Am I caught in a self-centred, narrow little cell which refuses to look beyond? Do I see it when you come along and tell me…
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Cancer victimhood contains a permanent temptation to be self-centred and even solipsistic.
— Christopher Hitchens
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Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was…
— Greg LeMond
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I hurt myself deeply, though at the time I had no idea how deeply. I should have learned many things from that experience, but when…
— Haruki Murakami
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At the evident risk of seeming ridiculous, I want to begin by saying that I have tried for much of my life to write as…
— Christopher Hitchens
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I am self-centred. I just adore myself.
— Danny DeVito
Who Wrote These Self Centred Quotes
23 authors contributed a total of 25 Self Centred Quotes as follows: