Quotes About Self-interest

The only thing that mattered was the quarter century or so he had remaining would be HIS life, to live out as he chose and in his own best interests. Nothing took precedence over that...The possibilities...were endless.

According to Locke, "self-interest and the conveniences of this life make many men own an outward profession and approbation" of the moral laws of nature. The actions of rational and virtuous men "sufficiently prove that they very little consider the Law-giver that prescribed these rules, nor the hell he has ordained for the punishment of those that transgress them."49

Cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their evil look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it.

Cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their ''evil'' look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it

There is no such thing as genuine truth, only received truth. The winners write the history books in all cultures, as it serves their advantage. Parents tell their children the stories which paint them as heroes. Enlightened self-interest is the best that anyone can hope for.

Ech man for hymself.

Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.

A rights-centered society, must, however, take seriously the fact that duties are not natural. They must be taught. Self-interest is common and steady; virtue is rare and unpredictable. A society devoted to guaranteeing a broad scope for self-interested behavior must be leavened by virtue. So measures must be taken to make virtue less rare and more predictable. Among those measures, Americans have always considered education crucial.

He had ceased to be interested in anyone but himself.

I have never been more sane, coldly sane, self-interestedly sane. I am a woman.

Es un error —comenzó— suponer que la opinión pública quiere que se proteja el medioambiente o que les salven la vida y que, por tanto, se mostrarían muy agradecidos ante cualquier idealista que luche por conseguir esos objetivos. Lo que el público quiere es bienestar individual.

Cada uno quiere gran dosis de igualdad para sí..., pero no tanta para los demás». [Hacia la Fundación]

I know on which side my bread is buttered.

By pursuing his own interest (the individual) frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good.

A cowardly act! What do I care about that? You may be sure that I should never fear to commit one if it were to my advantage.

Even were a cook to cook a fly, he would keep the breast for himself.

Paris Hilton said something interesting to me once: she said, 'I just tell everyone what they want to hear, and I do what I want to do.'

Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.

In real life, you care about other people, but at the end of the day you're like, "I'm acting upon whatever it is that I want or need."

I'm sick of people lying to me for my own good. Because really it's mostly for their own good.

But for better or worse, I am not motivated by kindness.

We must draw on our early roots and remind people why the Labour party was created and who it sought to represent. We have never been a sectional party promoting self-interest, but instead a force for engaging self-reliance and self-determination.

Attacking the indecency of life in much of the Southern Hemisphere is no longer a matter of grace, of charity, of patronizing kindness. It is a matter of intense self-interest.

Beware of the person who gives advice, telling you that a certain action on your part is "good for you" while it is also good for him, while the harm to you doesn't directly affect him.