Selfish Quotes

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Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. — Christopher Hitchens
I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish… — Jessica Capshaw
Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment for… — Stephen Hawking
I don't want to just be an athlete. I kind of obsess on that sometimes. I don't want my son to be reading, oh, 'disappointment,… — Carmelo Anthony
Selfish is easy. It's sharing that takes courage. — Simon Sinek
The [Oregon] Journal in its head and heart will stand for the people, be truly Democratic and free from political entanglements and machinations, believing in… — Samuel L. Jackson
Once the process [of conversion] is begun and continues...you are continually turning inward toward God and away from your own egocentricity...you have to see this… — Flannery O'Connor
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for… — James Bovard
That is the key to history. Terrific energy is expended - civilizations are built up - excellent institutions devised; but each time something goes wrong.… — C.S. Lewis
We are all the time, from our childhood, trying to lay the blame upon something outside ourselves. We are always standing up to set right… — Swami Vivekananda
... Grief is selfish. It is indulged in for self-gratification, not for love. Cosmic man knows the beauty and unreality of death. Sympathy for the… — Walter Russell
We've all met a certain type of spiritual person. She's a wonderful person. She loves the Lord. She prays and reads the Bible all the… — Eugene H. Peterson
Thinking it selfish to dwell on her own sufferings, when in the midst of wretches, who had not only lost all that endears life, but… — Mary Wollstonecraft
All our acts, reasoned and unreasoned, are selfish — Mark Twain
I know it sounds selfish, wanting to do something no one else has done. But that's what you're out here for - to separate yourself… — Jack Nicklaus
I've had only one idea in my life - a true idee fixe. To put it as bluntly as possible - the idea of having… — B.F. Skinner
I change my mind so much, I'm better going on my own. Shopping is a selfish activity anyway. — Sophie Kinsella
I became a lawyer for selfish reasons. I thought I could do a lawyerâ€™s job better than any other. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Giving primacy to God means having the courage to say â€˜noâ€™ to evil, â€˜noâ€™ to violence, â€˜noâ€™ to oppression, to live a life in service… — Pope Francis
The most DIFFICULT thing for individuals to do when they become part of a team is to sacrifice, it is much EASIER to be selfish. — Pat Riley

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