Selfish Quotes

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I heard of somebody once who said he was interested in doing the greatest amount of good for the greatest number, and that the greatest… — Sterling W Sill
Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live; it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. And unselfishness is letting other… — Oscar Wilde
It's funny. I'm attracted to things that don't have any impact on life. People say I've done a great thing for women. I don't think… — Joan Benoit
In recent years, many seem to have spent their lives protesting. Perhaps they have felt to do this because they have felt repressed or wished… — James E. Faust
Absence of gratitude is the mark of the narrow, uneducated mind. It bespeaks a lack of knowledge and the ignorance of self-sufficiency. It expresses itself… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Selfishness comes from poverty in the heart, from the belief that love is not abundant. — Miguel Angel Ruiz
...Good leaders wait to be called and they give up their power when they are no longer needed. Selfish men and fools put themselves first… — Kent Nerburn
Anybody who's ever mattered, anybody who's ever been happy, anybody who's ever given any gift into the world has been a divinely selfish soul, living… — Richard Bach
There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators,… — Abraham Maslow
Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life. — William Feather
Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God: for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice and… — Thomas Merton
This, books can do-nor this alone; they give New views to life, and teach us how to live; They soothe the grieved, the stubborn they… — George Crabbe
Ultimately there can be no freedom for self unless it is vouchsafed for others; there can be no security where there is fear, and a… — Felix Frankfurter
The world today speaks a great deal about love, and it is sought by many. But the pure love of Christ differs greatly from what… — Ezra Taft Benson
When a teacher of the future comes to point out to the youth of America how the highest rewards of intellect and devotion can be… — Elihu Root
Why is it immoral for you to desire, but moral for others to do so? Why is it immoral to produce a value and keep… — Ayn Rand
Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equalled the carnage perpetrated by… — Ayn Rand
You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier… — Anita Brookner
A liking for truth at any cost is a passion that spares nothing and that nothing resists. It's a vice, at times a comfort, or… — Albert Camus
The act of love . . . is a confession. Selfishness screams aloud, vanity shows off, or else true generosity reveals itself. — Albert Camus

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