Selfish Quotes

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I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity. — Jim Broadbent
Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else… — Jim Broadbent
I am a very selfish person. — Lara Flynn Boyle
I was really conflicted. I had always planned to help the world. Instead, I was going to become an actress? That seemed like such a… — Maria Bello
I know I'm not a selfish player. People around me know I'm not a selfish player. I do everything I can to make people around… — Carmelo Anthony
I suppose that one of the reasons I wrote "In Contempt" was because of the money. After the trial I came to realize that there… — Christopher Darden
I've come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal needs and wants. — Sherman Alexie
Americans are less selfish than some of our politicians believe and will respond with reason and resilience to passionate clarity. — Jennifer Egan
It indicates a person who has not only good manners but who possesses a sense of balance, a sure mastery of himself, a moral discipline… — Antonio Gramsci
A woman means by Unselfishness chiefly taking trouble for others; a man means not giving trouble to others...thus, while the woman thinks of doing good… — C.S. Lewis
Liberals have difficulty understanding the Tea Party because they think it is a bunch of selfish racists. But I think the Tea Party is driven… — Jonathan Haidt
I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my… — Abbas Kiarostami
What selfish seeds I plant along the way, black harvest today. — Steve Winwood
In order to be able to give a girlfriend the amount of time she deserves, you would need time, and I just can't give her… — Ryan Kwanten
One reason that a truth and reconciliation process is needed for group selection is to return to the simplicity of the original problem and Darwin's… — David Sloan Wilson
I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish. — Art Alexakis
The Jews, I find, are very, very selfish. They care not how many Estonians, Latvians, Finns, Poles, Yugoslavs or Greeks get murdered or mistreated as… — Harry S. Truman
It takes a lot of selfish time to make music. — Gwen Stefani
The belief that unhappiness is selfless and happiness is selfish is misguided. It's more selfless to act happy. It takes energy, generosity, and discipline to… — Gretchen Rubin
Affection between adults - if they are really adult in mind and not merely grown up children - and creatures so relatively selfish and cruel… — George Bernard Shaw

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