Generous Quote by Fulton J. Sheen

“I remember Robyn saying once ‘Talking about yourself can be selfish or generous’. When I asked what she meant, she said: ‘If you never…

— John Marsden

Love is a mutual self-giving which ends in self-recovery.

— Fulton J. Sheen

“I agree with Rand that human nature is selfish, that we should help ourselves first and foremost. . . . Where I differ with…

— Robert Peate

“We humans have a dual nature—we are selfish primates who long to be a part of something larger and nobler than ourselves.”

— Jonathan Haidt

Some people think that evolutionary psychology claims to have discovered that human nature is selfish and wicked. But they are flattering the researchers and…

— Steven Pinker

“Some people think that evolutionary psychology claims to have discovered that human nature is selfish and wicked. But they are flattering the researchers and…

— Steven Pinker

I think it's good to have your own selfish interests, whether it's liking chocolate ice cream or wanting a new car. It's just human…

— Les Wexner

“I think it is in our nature to be selfish, and in our capacity to do a great many evil things.”

— Danielle L. Jensen

People who think of themselves as tough-minded and realistic, among them influential political leaders and businessmen as well as go-getters and hustlers of smaller…

— S. I. Hayakawa

But the bottom line is that, as humans, we are by nature selfish creatures. The only way we care about anything, really, is by…

— Sarah Dessen

Human beings are endowed by nature with both selfish and unselfish impulses.

— Reinhold Niebuhr

“We humans have a dual nature—we are selfish primates who long to be a part of something larger and nobler than ourselves. We are…

— Jonathan Haidt