Altruism Quote by Stephen Colbert

It often turns out on closer inspection that acts of apparent altruism are really selfishness in disguise.

— Richard Dawkins

Altruism is selfishness out with a pair of field glasses and imagination.

— Christina Stead

All altruism springs from putting yourself in the other person's place.

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

I'm not cynical at all.

— Frankie Boyle

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…

— Ilona Andrews

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

I could never be cynical, not that I think there's anything wrong with cynicism. I think it can be quite funny at times. But…

— Drew Barrymore

Altruism is masked self-interest. Aggressive self-interest is a masked urge to self-destruction.

— Greg Bear

The hospitable instinct is not wholly altruistic. There is pride and egoism mixed up with it.

— Max Beerbohm

I have never been a cynical person.

— Margot Robbie

A large part of altruism, even when it is perfectly honest, is grounded upon the fact that it is uncomfortable to have unhappy people…

— H. L. Mencken

I never think I feel cynical in general. Cynical is reality with an alternate spelling. I feel there's a gigantic amount of injustice and…

— Woody Allen