Quotes About Selfishness

I realise that I need to be selfish at times as well as smart in decision-making and just not throw away my wicket.

Going into a new environment with new coaches posed the question as to how well I actually know my own game. To have these big names asking what I want from them, and what makes me tick, showed me how selfish you have to be with your practice.

Ambition breaks the ties of blood, and forgets the obligations of gratitude.

If you pardon the things that unfortunate people do, then what of the people killed by his selfish acts? And the people who say he should be the one killed?" ~ Juri

The cat is domestic only as far as suits its own ends.

It is natural to quarrel, to be selfish, to live a small-minded life. It is supernatural to love unconditionally, to serve others, to live a life of vision and faith.

The root of humanly caused evil is not man's animal nature, not territorial aggression, or innate selfishness, but our need to gain self-esteem, deny our mortality, and achieve a heroic self-image. Our desire for the best is the cause of the worst.

Romantic jealousy is a narcissistic defence. It reflects the narcissistic traits and behaviours of possessiveness;

nourishing and sustaining. He feels entitled to the best others can offer without

a good deal of unkindness and selfishness on the part of parents towards children is not generally followed by ill consequences to the parents themselves. They may cast a gloom over their children's lives for many years without having to suffer anything that will hurt them. I should say, then, that it shows no great moral obliquity on the part of parents if within certain limits they make their children's lives a burden to them.

Pride is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages; and envy feels not its own happiness, but when it may be compared with the misery of others

Pride is seldom delicate; it will please itself with very mean advantages.

Sir, your levelers wish to level down as far as themselves; but they cannot bear leveling up to themselves.

All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness.

It's not whether you win or lose — but whether I win or lose.

I can't afford to spend my time with anyone - there's only enough left for myself

Great leaders have to know when to divide that line from being selfless to being selfish, and he perfectly chose the time to be selfish and made plays.

The selfish man cuts away the sand from under his own feet, he digs his own grave; and every time, from the beginning of the world until now, God Almighty pushes him into the grave and covers him up.

Every time we give in to selfishness and say "No" to God, we spoil his loving plan for us.

The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that.

Selfish people, with no heart to speak of, have the best time of it.

Don't be a hog: the only time a hog helps the community is when he dies.

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race.

Rule the world, Raistlin repeated softly, his eyes burning. Rule the world? You still don't undestand, do you, my dear sister? Let me make this as plain as I know how. Now it was his turn to stand up. Pressing his thin hands upon the desk, he leaned towards her, like a snake. I don't give damn about the world! he said softly. I could rule it tomorrow, if I wanted it! I don't.