Selfish Quotes

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If we are so contemptibly selfish that we canâ€™t radiate a little happiness and pass on a bit of honest appreciation without trying to screw… — Dale Carnegie
Good travels at a snail's pace. Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to… — Mahatma Gandhi
We just played unselfishly. At times this year, we've played selfish, but today we passed the ball. ... We were just very supportive of each… — Rajon Rondo
Steven Erikson is an extraordinary writer. I read Gardens of the Moon with great pleasure. And now that I have read it, I would be… — Stephen R. Donaldson
I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess. — Robert Mapplethorpe
Let us be today's Christians. Let us not take fright at the boldness of today's church. With Christ's light let us illuminate even the most… — Oscar Romero
A technique can only work if it is in harmony with universal principles. Such principles need to be grasped through Mind, pure consciousness. Selfish desires… — Morihei Ueshiba
Raw hatred took its time making an outpost of its rage and prepared for me a savage crown with rusty, bloodstained spikes. It wasn't pride… — Pablo Neruda
The grossest, the cruelest, the most selfish, the most easily pervertible and perverted thing in this world, is government. — Henry Ward Beecher
Corrupt, stupid grasping functionaries will make at least as big a muddle of socialism as stupid, selfish and acquisitive employers can make of capitalism. — Walter Lippmann
I believe in love. I believe in hard times and love winning. I believe marriage is hard. I believe people make mistakes. I believe people… — Unknown Author
I know that some of the spiritual beliefs that I have are that if I come from a place of love, and I try to… — Amber Valletta
Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives. — Lawana Blackwell
Not by mere eloquence, nor by handsome appearance, does a man become good-natured, should he be jealous, selfish and deceitful. — Gautama Buddha
No clouds gathered in the skies and the polluted streams became clear, whilst celestial music rang through the air and the angels rejoiced with gladness.… — Gautama Buddha
Pay attention to the voice within. . . . Sometimes the voice of your conscience gets drowned out by crowd noise or by the pep… — Price Pritchett
There is nothing selfish about enjoying yourself. In fact, as wise people have long said and psychologists have since discovered, happiness makes people less self-focused… — Roger N. Walsh
People cleave to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like a child who… — Gautama Buddha
Moved by their selfish desires, people seek after fame and glory. But when they have acquired it, they are already stricken in years. If you… — Gautama Buddha
Young women especially have something invested in being nice people, and it's only when you have children that you realize you're not a nice person… — Marjorie Holmes

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