Selfish Quotes

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An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers...To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy...If I try self consciously… — Madeleine L'Engle
Maybe I'm being selfish, but I choose you." He leaned over, lips brushing mine as he whispered, "I always choose you. — Kelley Armstrong
People were intrinsically selfish, and many hated the idea of a woman in charge of the Institute. They would not put themselves at risk for… — Cassandra Clare
In this world, whenever there is light, there are also shadows. As long as the concept of winners exist, there must also be losers. The… — Masashi Kishimoto
The difference between appreciation and flattery? That is simple. One is sincere and the other insincere. One comes from the heart out; the other from… — Dale Carnegie
Men broke into their homes, killed their families, threatened you--and you won't let them do anything for fear you'll be hurt. That's selfish. How would… — Tamora Pierce
I hate those TV shows where characters talk about one thing, such as their patient on the operation table (let's say they're a doctor), then… — Jaclyn Moriarty
Selfish people are in a way terribly capable of great loves. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love is patient and kind.It's never jealous.Love is never boastful or conceited.It is never rude or selfish.It does not take offence and is not resentful — Nicholas Sparks
But the bottom line is that, as humans, we are by nature selfish creatures. The only way we care about anything, really, is by making… — Sarah Dessen
I was a normal child. Which is to say, I was selfish and I was not entirely convinced of the existence of things that were… — Neil Gaiman
Love isn't one-sided and selfish.It is full and generous and life-altering in the best of ways.Love does not destroy, Gabriel.It creates. — Sarah MacLean
I watched as Humphrey Bogartâ€™s character used beans as a metaphor for the relative unimportance in the wider world of his relationship with Ingrid Bergmanâ€™s… — Graeme Simsion
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. — Mother Teresa
For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love? — Michael Pollan
Gansey leaned back, head thrown to the side, drunken and silly with happiness. "I love this car," he said, loud enough to be heard over… — Maggie Stiefvater
I am selfish. I am cruel. My mate cannot be less than I. — Catherynne M. Valente
About when to let others sacrifice themselves for you, even if its selfish. They say that if the sacrifice is the ultimate way for that… — Veronica Roth
She didn't know there were things worse than selfish. — Rainbow Rowell
Those who live to the future must always appear selfish to those who live to the present. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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