Self Interest Quotes

230 quotes by 195 authors

Nature... is nothing but the inner voice of self-interest. — Charles Baudelaire
Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. — James F. Byrnes
There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth. — Chanakya
I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their own… — Chris Christie
Part of diplomacy is to open different definitions of self-interest. — Hillary Clinton
Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. — Henri Frederic Amiel
Still, even the most admirable of atheists is nothing more than a moral parasite, living his life based on borrowed ethics. This is why, when… — Theodore Beale
Human service is the highest form of self-interest for the person who serves. — Elbert Hubbard
The acceptance of corporatism causes us to deny and undermine the legitimacy of the individual as citizen in a democracy. The result of such a… — John Ralston Saul
Where does this guy's ambition go? That's very peculiar. I think he's a very disturbing person, I think he's a very disturbing politician. Personally, I… — Helen Mirren
Hungry Hatred, will not strive against intelligence self-interest. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
There are two principles of established acceptance in morals; first, that self-interest is the mainspring of all of our actions, and secondly, that utility is… — Charles Caleb Colton
A just cause should need no interpretation yet flounders when confronted by self- interest and corruption. — Peter Dunne
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. And unselfishness is letting other… — Oscar Wilde
Ethics doesn't require us to ignore our self-interests or demand a life of self-sacrifice. It requires that we know the difference between what we want… — Michael Josephson
We are the creatures of imagination, passion, and self-will, more than of reason or even of self-interest. Even in the common transactions and daily intercourse… — William Hazlitt
The cause of violence is not ignorance. It is self-interest. Only reverance can restrain violence - reverance for human life and the environment. — William Sloane Coffin
We cannot doubt that self-interest is the mainspring of human nature. It must be clearly understood that this word is used here to designate a… — Frederic Bastiat
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 to… — Milton Friedman

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