Quotes About Selflessness

We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.

On a good team there are no superstars. There are great players who show they are great players by being able to play with others as a team.

I believe in doing good for good's sake.

I prefer to be refuted than to refute, for it is a greater good for oneself to be freed from the greatest evil than to free another.

Every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.

I would jump down Etna for any public good - but I hate a mawkish popularity.

The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'

People always tend to chose what is best for them. They pretend to be unselfish, all so that they can feel good about themselves. Even that really is a selfish decision.

It is only by doing good to others that one attains to one's own good

Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me.

You do not have to feel good to do good.

Sometimes pain is for the greater good.

Make sure your intentions are not only for yourself, but also for the common good.

You'll never regret being a good friend.

You shouldn't be greedy. You should feel good about yourself and not be greedy of what other people have.

I don't care if I remain prime minister. I'm only interested in doing a good job as long as I'm capable and for as long as I don't get tired.

Let every action aim solely at the common good.

Good night, everyone- and remember- in this world, if you wanna get ahead, you gotta learn to give a little!

We don't have to be good, you know? No one's telling us that we have to do good things, but we do them because we know it makes other people feel good and it makes us feel good.

A day in which you do goodness far away from the crowds is indeed a very good day!

Somehow, I never feel like good things b'long to me till I pass 'em on to somebody else.

I never mind contorting myself for a good cause.

I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good things about being a supporting actor is that you get to talk about other people.

I think it is a good exercise to ask oneself, "How would I have wanted to be treated?"