Selfish Quotes

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Because I'm selfish. I'm a coward. I'm the kind of girl who, when she might actually be of use, would run to stay alive and… — Suzanne Collins
Normally I hate people who whine all the time, but in your case, it would be okay to complain. Be selfish, say what you want… — Natsuki Takaya
I am afraid of reduction. After a lifetime's independence- yes, selfish independence- I am terrified of being reduced to childhood once more, to helplessness, to… — Rosie Thomas
But if I decide to decide thereâ€™s a different, less selfish, less lonely point to my life, wonâ€™t the reason for this decision be my… — David Foster Wallace
I'd be a conservative if I'd never met any. They're selfish, mean-spirited, egocentric, reactionary, and boring. — Pat Conroy
For what can be more noble than to slay oneself? Not literally. Not with a blade in the guts. But to extinguish the selfish self… — Steven Pressfield
I used to love you I still do So Selfish I love the old you The you that didnt shoot drugs ...The you that didnt… — Henry Rollins
Survival," I said softly. "It's selfish, and it's dark, and we've always been a species willing to do anything to satisfy our needs. Individuals have… — Rachel Caine
She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable.… — Scott Westerfeld
Even if I'm being selfish, but I want you to only look at me. — Yukiru Sugisaki
And the flesh is that reprehensible preference for self that lurks within every one of our hearts. It is that base and selfish instinct to… — Eric Ludy
Donâ€™t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much thereâ€™s nothing else you can give and nobody will care for you. — Karl Lagerfeld
I feel so selfish, because I want the best of both worlds. I want to keep the image I've worked so hard to create. — Simone Elkeles
We keep on being told that religion, whatever its imperfections, at least instills morality. On every side, there is conclusive evidence that the contrary is… — Christopher Hitchens
If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish… — Stephen Colbert
Religion! Is what you hear at church religion? Is that which can bend and turn, and descend and ascend, to fit every crooked phase of… — Harriet Beecher Stowe
We are survival machines â€“ robot vehicles blindly programmed to preserve the selfish molecules known as genes. This is a truth which still fills me… — Richard Dawkins
The thing you fail to grasp is that people are not basically good. We are basically selfish. We shove and clamour and cry for adoration,… — Christopher Nolan
When you're in a relationship with someone who's selfish, what keeps you in it is the fact that when they shine on you, it's this… — Mike Birbiglia
I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness… — Dalai Lama

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