Selfish Quotes

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Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man. This is no accident. The inherent difficulties of the subject would be… — Henry Hazlitt
She could not explain or quite understand that it wasn't altogether jealousy she felt, it was rage. And not because she couldn't shop like that… — Alice Munro
It was because all we wanted was each other's constant love and attention and for no one else to receive that love and attention, which… — Anthony Kiedis
I don't want to eke out my life like a resource in short supply. The only selfish life is a timid one. To hold back,… — Jeanette Winterson
We must be for ourselves in the long run; the mild and generous are only more justly selfish than the domineering. — Emily Bronte
The only thing that was sharper and that scarred more was the selfish actions of those you loved when they made it crystal clear that… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared. It is itself the great venture and can never… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
But grieving people are selfish. They wonâ€™t let you comfort them and they say you donâ€™t understand and they make you feel useless when all… — Melina Marchetta
My love is selfish. I cannot breathe without you. — John Keats
Any altruistic system is inherently unstable, because it is open to abuse by selfish individuals, ready to exploit it. — Richard Dawkins
We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators. — Richard Dawkins
I kissed him on the cheek and left to find Bobby Lee. Him, I trusted to be in the line of fire. But it was… — Laurell K. Hamilton
I admit that I ain't no angel, I admit that I ain't no saint-- I'm selfish and I'm cruel and I'm blind. If I exorcise… — Tom Waits
That's okay. You an be selfish with me all you want. I'm yours. — Abbi Glines
I felt despair. The wordâ€™s overused and banalified now, despair, but itâ€™s a serious word, and Iâ€™m using it seriously. For me it denotes a… — David Foster Wallace
The main problem I always have with multiplayer is that human beings are grabby, entitled, selfish, ugly, stupid, evil cockstoppers. — Yahtzee Croshaw
I don't want you to leave Which is exactly why I should. But don't worry. I'm essentially a selfish creature. I crave your company too… — Stephenie Meyer
If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're gonna get selfish, ignorant leaders. — George Carlin
Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish. — Randy Pausch
You speak of sacrifice, but it is not my sacrifice I offer. It is yours I ask of you," he went on. "I can offer… — Cassandra Clare

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