Selfish Quotes
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Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.
Lawana Blackwell
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Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests deep within the womb, wisdom is hidden by selfish desire.
Bhagavad Gita
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It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
Jane Austen
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This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and...
George Shaw
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A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.
Oscar Wilde
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A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses.
Oscar Wilde
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[Coming "Out" following the death of Matthew Shepard] "It was like somebody slapped me awake. At this point it`s selfish not to do whatever you can....If I do this story and say I`m a gay person, it might make it easier for somebody else."
Nathan Lane
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You can`t be selfish and have a child. Right now I want to live my life and have fun. I want to go sit in my Jacuzzi and drink wine all night. (on not wanting children at this point)
Sarah Gellar
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In the beginning I was selfish. It was all about, "How do I build Arnold? How can I win the most Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympic contests? How can I get into the movies and get into business?" I was thinking about myself . . . As I`ve grown up, got older, ma...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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[on being intrigued by the part of the tortured Charlie in the TV series "Lost" (2004):] "The frustration of Charlie`s situation means he has a lot going on in his head. He lives in his head quite a lot. He`s a drug addict, and drug addicts, by nature, ar...
Dominic Monaghan
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I`m used to living alone, and I like it that way. You become so selfish living alone...I`d make a terrible husband anyway.
Paul Lynde
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I wouldn`t say that was entirely non-deliberate. I do think men can be especially selfish, very focused on what they`re doing. Women often the mother character in the film cares for the child more than she cares for herself, and just from my own point of ...
Leigh Whannell
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I`m starting to know how the world works a bit, and I`m learning more and more that the only thing that matters is what happens between `action` and `cut`. I`m allowing myself to be a bit more selfish, for want of a better word, just that it`s OK to focus...
Rose Byrne
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[On her "That `70s Show" (1998) character, Jackie, switching boyfriends from Kelso to Hyde]: "I think her relationship with Steven has taught her to be less selfish".
Mila Kunis
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Lots of sci-fi movies are much ado about nothing. What I liked about [The Island (2005)] is that it`s a universal thing: we all want to live longer. But how selfish would you be to achieve that? You could get a liver, a heart, kidneys, essential things. B...
Michael Bay
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I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
Barbra Streisand
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[on Dustin Hoffman] He`s energized and the greatest combination of the generous and the selfish that ever lived. He wants to be the greatest actor who ever was.
Meryl Streep
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Actors are paid to be selfish and self-involved.
Michael Douglas
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Young women especially have something invested in being nice people, and it`s only when you have children that you realise you`re not a nice person at all, but generally a selfish bully.
Fay Weldon
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You may call me selfish if you will, conservative or reactionary, or use any other harsh adjective you see fit to apply, but an American I was born, an American I have remained all my life.
Henry Cabot Lodge
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You have to be selfish at this point. You`re all pulling for each other, but they can`t do anything for you out there. You`re all by yourself.
Anna Ayala
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You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.
Anita Brookner
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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.
Sarah Brightman
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When you go out there and do the things you`re supposed to do, people view you as selfish.
Wilt Chamberlain
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What you are saying too, is that it`s not only what other people are doing, it`s what I`m doing, what I`m feeling. It`s a little bit selfish as well.
Ray Davies
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We bicker all the time - a lot of my friends can`t believe how much. He drives me mad because he never listens to me and I drive him mad because I can be horribly selfish. In five minutes we`re laughing again.
Arthur Fogel
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Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if we cultivate it only for pleasure`s sake, we are selfish, not religious, and will never gain the pleasure, because we can never have the virtue.
Alison Levine
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Virtue is its own reward, and brings with it the truest and highest pleasure; but if we cultivate it only for pleasure`s sake, we are selfish, not religious, and will never gain the pleasure, because we can never have the virtue.
Annette Whittington
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They lied, they lied. Instead of sharing power, they would rather stick to selfish positions, and let peace slip through their fingers. That would be the most painful and inexplicable loss of all.
Michael Gallagher
