Selfish Quotes

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A man who does not think for himself does not think at all. It is grossly selfish to require of one's neighbour that he should… — Oscar Wilde
I never made a decision in my life that wasn't one hundred per cent selfish. — John Updike
My philosophy is as simple as ever - smoking, drinking, moderate sexual intercourse on a diminishing scale, reading and writing (not arithmetic). I have a… — Noel Coward
Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires -… — Arthur Peacocke
Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don't know if I have that much… — Kajol
I knew that suffering did not enoble; it degraded. It made men selfish, petty and suspicious. It absorbed them in small things...it made them less… — W. Somerset Maugham
... a person who is religiously enlightened appears to me to be one who has, to the best of his ability, liberated himself from the… — Albert Einstein
Never trust a sentimentalist. They are all alike, pretenders to virtue, at heart selfish frauds and sensualists. — Jack Butler Yeats
A mere literary man is a dull man; a man who is solely a man of business is a selfish man; but when literature and… — Samuel Johnson
Acting a part is not always synonymous with lying; it is far often the best way of serving the truth. It is more truthful to… — Elizabeth Goudge
We cannot love ourselves unless we love others, and we cannot love others unless we love ourselves. But a selfish love of ourselves makes us… — Thomas Merton
The small share of happiness attainable by man exists only insofar as he is able to cease to think of himself. — Theodor Reik
We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it, that's… — Eddie Van Halen
His enemies said he [Robert Kennedy] was consumed with selfish ambition, a ruthless opportunist exploiting his brother's legend. But he was too passionate and too… — Jack Newfield
Acting can be very selfish and all-consuming. — Alessandro Nivola
I think I was righteous. I saw myself as the good guy in my own movie. I didn't get into many fights when I was… — Jo Nesbo
I think I was a pretty selfish athlete. — Melanie Roach
I've been a pretty selfish mom and a very unselfish athlete for about three years now and it's time to put my family first. It's… — Melanie Roach
I always felt too young and selfish to have children of my own. — Natasha Richardson
My mom can't defend herself to the world. She is such an amazing woman, with such an open heart. It's a real hard line, and… — Nikki Reed

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