Selfish Quotes

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This is the true joy of life-the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, the being thoroughly worn out before… — George Bernard Shaw
People talk of the courage of convictions, but in actual life a man's duty to his family may make a rigid course seem a selfish… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Our object now, as then, is to vindicate the principles of peace and justice in the life of the world as against selfish and autocratic… — Woodrow Wilson
Many Christians still at bottom look upon God as one of the most selfish, self-absorbed Beings in the universe, far more selfish than they could… — Hannah Whitall Smith
Nothing makes a man so selfish as work. — George Bernard Shaw
Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth… — Parker J. Palmer
Every day I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the powers we have… — Mary Cholmondeley
Issue a blanket pardon. Forgive everyone who has ever hurt you in any way. Forgiveness is a perfectly selfish act. It sets you free from… — Brian Tracy
It's very easy to become selfish and narrow-minded and see ballet as the only thing in life, but there's lots more. — Darcey Bussell
The selfish spirit of commerce, which knows no country, and feels no passion or principle but that of gain. — Thomas Jefferson
Her heart is full of joy with love, for in the Lord her mind is stilled. She has renounced every selfish attachment and draws abiding… — Teresa of Avila
Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers… — Jack Handey
I had no companions to quarrel with, nobody to assist, and nobody to thank... the evil consequence of all this was not, however, what might… — John Ruskin
No matter how low down you are; no matter what your disposition has been; you may be low in your thoughts, words, and actions; you… — Dwight L. Moody
If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself. Character is a by-product, and… — Woodrow Wilson
I confess that altruistic and cynically selfish talk seem to me about equally unreal. With all humility, I think whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Tragedies make you realize how selfish you are. — Tony Dorsett
To be stupid and selfish and to have good health are the three requirements for happiness. Though if stupidity is lacking, the others are useless. — Stefan Sagmeister
I am the sort of player that likes to create goals. I think a lot of my team-mates know me as a player who is… — Mesut Ozil
It is an entirely selfish decision to turn producer because I want my kind of cinema to last and flourish, and helping young filmmakers make… — Anurag Kashyap

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