Self-Interest Quotes

101 Self-Interest quotes by 88 unique authors

We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work… — Julian Baggini
for business reasons, I must preserve the outward signs of sanity. — Mark Twain
You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love. — Nicholas Sparks
Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me. — Paulo Coelho
I think most people act in their self-interest. — Aubrey McClendon
My real dream is that everybody will see their self-interest tied up with someone else, whether or not they see them, and see that as… — Majora Carter
Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective,… — Beau Willimon
I actually think that self-interest is overrated as an all-purpose guide to political motive. It leaves out something at least as powerful and immovable -… — George Packer
Gingrich was a far more volatile and aggressive individual than Boehner, but the institutional norms of self-restraint, and perhaps even self-interest, have broken down under… — George Packer
Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: freedom to pursue our own… — P.J. O'Rourke
Secularism does not accept many things as absolutes. Its principal objectives are pleasure and self-interest. Often, those who embrace secularism have a different look about… — James E. Faust
We must draw on our early roots and remind people why the Labour party was created and who it sought to represent. We have never… — David Blunkett
Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal,… — John Perry Barlow
The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
For scholarship - if it is to be scholarship - requires, in addition to liberty, that the truth take precedence over all sectarian interests, including… — John Charles Polanyi
For the state by its nature claims sovereignty, the right to an unlimited development of power, determined only by self-interest. It is by nature anarchistic. — Christian Lous Lange
Businessmen should not put their finger in politics, because they tend to think only of their own self-interest. But I worry about the low morale… — Diego Della Valle
Attacking the indecency of life in much of the Southern Hemisphere is no longer a matter of grace, of charity, of patronizing kindness. It is… — Anthony Lewis
Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will… — Barbara Bush
People who give importance to their happiness make other peoples unhappy from themselves. — Ritu Ghatourey
Make choices that take your mind, body, and soul into consideration. You are the only person who knows whats best for you. It's impossible for… — Suman Rai
When all you focus on is yourself, you'll always want more, and you'll never be satisfied with what you have. — Craig Williams
Don't spend so much time analyzing me and my life. Worry about your own, that is obviously where the real issues lie. — Brittany Marcum
Some people dont know the difference between thinking for yourself and thinking of yourself. — Vikrant Parsai

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