"At the core, our motives are always self-serving,……" — Ilona Andrews
"At the core, our motives are always self-serving, Kate. Altruism is a fog created by sly minds seeking to benefit from the energy and skill of others. Nothing more."
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506 Quotes by Ilona Andrews
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No, he just needs a moment," Curran said. "Young bouda males. Easily excitable.
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For a second I thought I might actually be alive," I said, looking at Nick's unshaven face. "Now I know-…
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Voshak's hair, a pale blond braid, which he bleached, was his trademark. It made him memorable. That's how the slavers…
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It took a qualified wizard to detect a summoning in progress. It required only a half-literate idiot with a twitch…
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Not only will you sleep with me, but you will say 'please.'" I stared at him, shocked. The smile widened.…
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Curran looked back at me. "Why is it you always attract creeps?" "You tell me." Ha! Walked right into that…
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The vampire stared at me, his mouth slack as Ghastek assessed his options. I took a couple of forms from…
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On a scale from one to ten, the Pack was eleven and everything else a one.
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The Order of Merciful Aid provided merciful aid, usually on the edge of a blade or the burn of a…
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On the plus side, if he ever had to fight through a roomful of adolescent girls, he only needed to…
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What would I do without the moral compass of a teenage werewolf.
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We were screwed and he didn't even kiss us first.
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I am an actress, I earn money, I am well-known. I don't think it is altruism to become engaged in…
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I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a…
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Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Grub first, then ethics.
— Bertolt Brecht
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Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community…
— Mitch Albom
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We need to build websites with celebrity speakers who talk about the ideals of fairness, sharing, democratic cooperation, and altruism…
— Deepak Chopra
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Women's rights in essence is really a movement for freedom, a movement for equality, for the dignity of all women,…
— William Ruckelshaus
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Love is the most ethically consistent experience, because selfishness and altruism no longer seem opposed or in conflict.
— Peter Breggin
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The key to genuine happiness is in our hands. To think this way is to discover the essential values of…
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