Quotes About Selflessness

He wished to please everybody; and, having little to give, he gave expectations.

The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.

I find that, it could be ... whether it's substances or whether it's behavior or whether it's depressive stuff, or whatever it is, if I'm not actively doing ... getting out of myself and being with other people, like being a dad, being a husband, being a bandmate, being a friend, helping someone out ... If I'm out of myself, I'm great. If I'm inside all the time, I'm horrible.

I refuse to be crude and selfish in any way.

I never refused my help to any person black or white; and I liked the office nonetheless because there were neither fees nor salary connected with it.

By refusing to lend a hand, we are not only robbing our colleagues and peers of the opportunity to gain guidance, but we are also robbing ourselves of the opportunity to lead.

To be a mother is a beautiful thing, but to be able to assume the role for a child in need is nothing less than amazing. I believe that any woman who takes on the role of a mother, whether it be naturally or through foster care or adoption, should be held in the highest regard.

I am an ambitious person. In the West, being ambitious isn't a bad thing. You work hard and you have a purpose in life. But in North Korea, you can never be individualistic. You can never live for yourself. You have to live for the regime.

To give up yourself without regret is the greatest charity.

Those who give of themselves rarely regret it.

I think if they wanted to get me to leave 'Children in Need,' they'd have to drag me off screaming. It's one thing that's so close to my heart, and I feel passionately about it. I gave up my radio show, with regret, but knowing I'd done it for a long time, the same with Eurovision. But 'Children in Need' is different.

When we grow old, there can only be one regret - not to have given enough of ourselves.

I am not being a martyr when I say that I don't regret putting my career on the backburner.

While I have made errors that I deeply regret, I have never, ever done so with the intent of subverting the law or of benefiting myself.

The quest for love became all consuming to the point where I would give up shooting the cover of 'Glamour' magazine to go be with someone I was crazy about. I look back on that now and I would never let my own child do that, but I don't regret it.

You can't go on living in past and having regrets. Its better people have a positive influence on other people's lives than worry about themselves.

Look, I was a water carrier, I don't reject my image. I didn't have the pretension to think that I could change a match by myself.

When I can write a song in a way where I feel like other people can relate to it, and I can take it past being cathartic just for me, that's when I know I can share it. Otherwise, I'd just feel like it's selfish.

In my situation there are often things I need to do for the team, so when I get the chance to relax it's all I want to do.

Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I don't think that is particularly healthy.

I'm not a ball hog at all. It may look like it, but I'm not.

If I can do something about it and won't because I want to hog the limelight, then I really have no right to talk about women's empowerment.

Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.