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The selfish spirit of commerce, which knows no country, and feels no passion or principle but that of gain.
The idea that affable Boris[Johnson] is actually divisive, selfish and unreliable is Mr 's biggest weakness.
People have become so selfish that they no longer care for others, or anything other than their own welfare.
I don't want to sacrifice my life, as I feel that I'm still very selfish and still want to pursue my dreams.
...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick
But I would encourage anyone who has a crush on my character to watch it again and examine how selfish he is.
I hate the standard of stupid and selfish driving we have in this country. We are the worst I've come across.
If you look at the people in Hollywood who are heavy partiers, they're selfish, self-centered and egotistical.
He was probably selfish in the sack. Probably selfish and greedy and...unsophisticated. And hung like a horse.
I've been selfish over the years, and other people who have made it have too, but I can only speak for myself.
The small share of happiness attainable by man exists only insofar as he is able to cease to think of himself.
When your own life is threatened, your sense of empathy is blunted by a terrible, selfish hunger for survival.
The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.
Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish.
Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.
I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?
Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative.
We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.
Advertising is the place where the selfish interests of the manufacturer coincide with the interests of society.
Never trust a sentimentalist. They are all alike, pretenders to virtue, at heart selfish frauds and sensualists.
The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain.
Sometimes love makes you selfish. Sometimes it makes you stupid. Sometimes it reminds you why you love your gun.
Do something today that you think is too delicious, too selfish, too wacky to fit within the rules of your life.
I'd be a conservative if I'd never met any. They're selfish, mean-spirited, egocentric, reactionary, and boring.
Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome.
The number one thing on any team that will keep your players from being selfish is respect for the other players.
If people knew how much ill-feeling unselfishness occasions, it would not be so often recommended from the pulpit.
I am selfish. I reach for the world I want to live in. And I believe in leaving our best we can do to our children
In retrospect, all these exercises in self-gratification seem pure fantasy, what Pascal called, licking the earth.
I feel so selfish, because I want the best of both worlds. I want to keep the image I've worked so hard to create.
Now is the one time in my life I can be 100% selfish. I'm not married; I don't have kids; I can focus on my career.
Trying to get your sexual partner to make a monogamous commitment to you is not a loving thing to do; it's selfish.
Business success isn't just a selfish aim. Profits spread beyond those who make them and bring jobs and prosperity.
We're a part of nature. As we destroy nature, we destroy ourselves. It's a selfish thing to want to protect nature.
I realise that I need to be selfish at times as well as smart in decision-making and just not throw away my wicket.
Yes, there will be situations when you may need to be a little selfish, but it is better to find the right balance.
Love is, after all, a selfish thing; and it throws a black shadow on anything between which and the light it stands.
Of course we're all programmed genetically to some extent. But the "selfish gene" thesis doesn't explain everything.
Fragrance is a bit of a selfish gift because it's comforting when you're near someone and you recognize their smell.
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.
The spiritual life is a call to action. But it is a call to ... action without any selfish attachment to the results.
I think perfect love is any time you love unconditionally, without selfish intent, without concern for personal gain.
People of delicate health, selfish dispositions, and coarse minds, can always bear the sufferings of others placidly.
How narrow we selfish conceited creatures are in our sympathies! How blind to the rights of all the rest of creation!
Maybe I'm being selfish, but I choose you." He leaned over, lips brushing mine as he whispered, "I always choose you.
When I do have time to work on music, I'm kind of selfish, and would rather work on my own stuff than someone else's.
My objection to Christianity is that it is infinitely cruel, infinitely selfish, and, I might add, infinitely absurd.
The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others