Altruism Quote by Peter Singer

Effective altruism is a philosophy and social movement which tries to work out the most effective ways to improve the world. Effective altruists -…

— Jens Martin Skibsted

There is a growing movement called effective altruism. It's important because it combines both the heart and the head.

— Peter Singer

[Altruism] is a moral system which holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the…

— Ayn Rand

Altruism does not mean mere kindness or generosity, but the sacrifice of the best among men to the worst, the sacrifice of virtues to…

— Ayn Rand

Altruism itself depends on a recognition of the reality of other persons, and on the equivalent capacity to regard oneself as merely one individual…

— Thomas Nagel

In my own life, I do not live like an effective altruist. An effective altruist would really disapprove of my life. I don't give…

— Paul Bloom

“Effective people lead their lives and manage their relationships around principles; ineffective people attempt to manage their time around priorities and their tasks around…

— Stephen R. Covey

Solidarity is not a matter of altruism. Solidarity comes from the inability to tolerate the affront to our own integrity of passive or active…

— Aurora Levins Morales

Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Efficiency is performing a given task (whether important or not) in the…

— Tim Ferriss

Altruism declares that any action taken for the benefit of others is good, and any action taken for one's own benefit is evil. Thus…

— Ayn Rand

Effective people do two things: they strive to do excellent work, and they prioritize.

— Stephen Covey

“Are people innately altruistic?" is the wrong kind of question to ask. People are people, and they respond to incentives. They can nearly always…

— Levitt & Dubner