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Quotes About Selflessness

When I wake up in the morning, I don't think of myself as being better than anybody else. I think of myself as a good hitter.
~ Tony Gwynn
If you wake up deciding what you want to give versus what you're going to get, you become a more successful person.
~ Russell Simmons
I've always put my horses, dogs, and pig before my own needs, so I was well prepared to put my son first. I'm used to waking up in the middle of the night... no matter how tired I am, jumping up to take care of my animals. Now, I do the same for my son.
~ Georgina Bloomberg
When you have kids and get older, it goes beyond flowers and chocolate. It's about waking up with a baby, letting her sleep in, and making a coffee for her when she wakes up. To me, being romantic is putting someone else first and thinking about what makes them happy.
~ James Marsden
When you're waking up every day, and it's all about you, I don't consider that to be a way to live your life if you can help it. I think people who know me know that I find time to enjoy myself and not take life - or myself - too seriously at all.
~ Paolo Nutini
Never walk into a hospital crying. Have an attitude that you will make someone else's life better.
~ Jim Kelly
I have never believed in keeping bouncers. Even as an actor, I walk alone without star tantrums. My work and good deeds for the country will be my shield.
~ Binnu Dhillon
We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.
~ Viktor E. Frankl
There are so many heroes just walking around in everyday life. It blows me away.
~ Charisma Carpenter
The thing I adore about Mariah the most is she's probably the most nurturing person I've ever met, like one of those spirits that walks into the room and wants to make sure that everybody's okay and taken care of. For someone to be at her status but be so concerned about others is really cool.
~ Nick Cannon
Trying to learn to be a good man is like learning to play tennis against a wall. You are only a good man - a competent, capable, interesting and lovable man - when you're doing it for, or with, other people.
~ A. A. Gill
So, I gave my belts out to others to give them a chance.
~ Lennox Lewis
Coming off the bench or starting doesn't matter to me one bit. I just want to win.
~ Rashard Lewis
Whether I start or I'm the guy to come off the bench, I'll do whatever it takes.
~ Rajon Rondo
I don't care about starting or coming off the bench or anything like that. To me, whatever role I'm in I'm going to try to help us win.
~ J. J. Redick
If I'm starting, I'm gonna do that, that's the main goal for me, to be the best player I can be. But being on the bench, I'll be the best I can be and help the team to the best of my ability.
~ Pascal Siakam
I really don't care if I start, if I come off the bench, if I'm playing long minutes or short minutes.
~ George Hill
I'm more of somebody who'll bend over backwards for people and, you know, wait at the back of the line until everybody's taken care of. That's really my nature.
~ Pamela Adlon
We need a president who will choose to do what's best for the country, even when it doesn't personally benefit them.
~ Michelle Obama
I always tell employees: 'The group's benefit is more important than your personal benefit.'
~ Terry Gou
The best way of enjoying your money is to spend it on other people. I don't need much.
~ James Nesbitt
I work as if I were going to be the next person to need a respirator. I share in the benefits I bestow on others, and my work has enriched my life.
~ Forrest Bird
You can put yourself to the purpose of others, and in doing so, you can be better off.
~ Paul Polman
I don't think it really serves to make the world a better place, when you're only concerned about yourself.
~ Sami Zayn