Selfish Quotes

The idea that affable Boris[Johnson] is actually divisive, selfish and unreliable is Mr 's biggest weakness.

He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather cold hearted, and rather selfish, is to be ill-disposed.

Of course we're all programmed genetically to some extent. But the "selfish gene" thesis doesn't explain everything.

Those who joined us for selfish personal reasons, for a career or other motives will be the ones to leave.

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

Selfish isn't a dirty word. It means we take care of ourselves and are able to give back.

I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews.

Journalism should never be prostituted for selfish ends or for the sake of merely earning a livelihood or, worse still, for amassing money.

I don't believe I'm selfish in any way.

The Buddha's teaching leads us to the realization that we must always strive to harm no sentient being, human or nonhuman, whether or not it is in our selfish interest to do so.

The trouble with selfish motives is that they harden into principles, and you end up sending your kids to war for them.

There is nothing selfish about enjoying yourself. In fact, as wise people have long said and psychologists have since discovered, happiness makes people less self-focused and more altruistic.

...in consequence of the film of familiarity and selfish solicitude, we have eyes yet see not, ears that hear not, and hearts that neither feel nor understand.

What selfish seeds I plant along the way, black harvest today.

Courage... is not a selfish attribute: it is only possible if you are pursuing a wider and more worthy goal.

A system must be managed. It will not manage itself. Left to themselves in the Western world, components become selfish, competitive. We cannot afford the destructive effect of competition.

Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.

Love is not selfish or unkind. Nor is it boastful or disloyal. Love is simply a deep feeling found within the heart that money cannot buy.

Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights

I dont feel like I would be a good mentor. I dont know what I have to offer in that respect. I do this for pretty selfish reasons.

Putting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of help to anyone else.

I don't want to be remembered for my tennis accomplishments. That's no contribution to society. [Tennis] was purely selfish; that was for me.

Self care isn't selfish. It's self esteem.

Love is, after all, a selfish thing; and it throws a black shadow on anything between which and the light it stands.

Someday our grandchildren will very likely look back at the individual, selfish control of the wealth of the world by a small elite the same way we view slavery today.

All sin is selfish, whether it be lying, cheating, stealing, immorality, covetousness, or idleness. Sin is for one's own ends, not for another's-certainly not for the Lord's ends.

The marketplace obliges men, whether they will or not, in pursuing their own selfish interests, to connect the general good with their own individual success.

It needs some intelligence to be truly selfish. The unintelligent can only be self-righteous.

If you're not selfish enough to want to feel good, then you can't connect with the energy that is your Source which does always feel good.

To talk only about national security, national defense, means to be selfish, ambitious. It is discrimination, isolation. "It is just me. What do I care about others?"

Your unhappiness doesn't help anyone else - and in fact, as I mentioned in another answer, happy people are more altruistically inclined. So happiness is not a selfish goal.

People of delicate health, selfish dispositions, and coarse minds, can always bear the sufferings of others placidly.

I'm a selfish football player. Each time the ball is snapped, I tell myself that I want to make that tackle, make that big play.

I think we all have a selfish gene which rises to the top, sometimes. But then we're also all capable of a sudden magnanimity.

Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.

When I was at Pixar, I was in my hole. I was an animator, I had my shots and I was like, "Yeah, I've gotta make this perfect!" It's a very selfish thing.

I never made a decision in my life that wasn't one hundred per cent selfish.

Liberals have difficulty understanding the Tea Party because they think it is a bunch of selfish racists. But I think the Tea Party is driven in large part by concerns about fairness.

Evil isn't a cosmological riddle, only just selfish human behavior.

We are all selfish, scared and stupid.

I do not think it is selfish to want to donate a kidney "only" to family members.

Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative.

Considering yourself selflessly selfish is a principle of all great thinkers

Survival," I said softly. "It's selfish, and it's dark, and we've always been a species willing to do anything to satisfy our needs. Individuals have morals. Mobs have appetites.

You do have to be fairly selfish when you have a gift. You cannot afford to let too many outside things get in the way.

Selfish is easy. It's sharing that takes courage.

The more good I do, the more money has come in. You have to learn to give. You're not born to give. You're born selfish.

Gambling makes boys selfish and cruel as well as men.

The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others

Grief is selfish. It is indulged in for self-gratification, not for love. Cosmic man knows the beauty and unreality of death.