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Selfishness Quote #1

(I think this will be the title of my new book)

I Learned Everything I Needed to Know About Narcissistic Personality Disorder on My Last Date
Brenda Priddy

Selfishness Quote #2

*Prostitution* is a euphemism for rape incidents that the victim and the economy profits from.
Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Selfishness Quote #3

[Dona Maria] saw that the people of this world moved about in an armor of egotism, drunk with self-gazing, athirst for compliments, hearing little of what was said to them, unmoved by the accidents that befell their closest friends, in dread of all appeals that might interrupt their long communion with their own desires.
Thornton Wilder
Selfishness Quote #4

[G]iving yourself some loving attention is not selfish. It is sensible. If you feel loved and cherished--even if it is only by yourself--then you will have more love to give to others, too. (83)
Penelope Quest
Selfishness Quote #5

[S]elfish members win within groups, but groups of altruists best groups of selfish members. (63)
Edward O. Wilson
Selfishness Quote #6

[Y]ou possess all the attributes of a demagogue; a screeching, horrible voice, a perverse, crossgrained nature and the language of the market-place. In you all is united which is needful for governing.
Aristophanes
Selfishness Quote #7

A good man cares about others. A good man has not only selfish desires. He is not only centered in himself. A bad man has no concern for others. He has only selfish concerns. He is centered in his own world.
Swami Dhyan Giten
Selfishness Quote #8

A man is not for you when all he knows is to slam your back on the bed and ram into you like a wild fool. The interested ones are the ones so interested that they become very interested in only interesting things about you.
Michael Bassey Johnson
Selfishness Quote #9

A man is nothing more than the things he does to get what he wants.
Hal Ackerman
Selfishness Quote #10

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Charles Darwin
Selfishness Quote #11

A man's interest in the world is only the overflow from his interest in himself.
George Bernard Shaw
Selfishness Quote #12

A prophet is always underestimated, and part of what makes one a prophet is that he doesn't really mind it.
Criss Jami
Selfishness Quote #13

A selfless act out of even the purest desire to do for others, will be selfish in the satisfaction and happiness it brings to one doing it.
Ashly Lorenzana
Selfishness Quote #14

AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL

Dear Mr. Schneider,
I attended your elementary
School almost thirty years ago
And I'm very sure that
You will remember
Me.

My name is Suzy.
I'm that hyperactive girl
From the Egyptian family
Who used to always play dead
On the playground during
Recess.

You used to keep me
After school a lot,
And then my father would
Force me to make the long
Walk home in the cold or rain.
Sometimes I would arrive
After dark.

I'm writing to tell you
That I was bored as a kid.
I was bored by your curriculum
And the way I was always taught a
Bunch of useless
Junk.

I did not like being locked up
In a prison of scheduled time
Learning about irrelevant material,
And watching belittling cartoons and
Shows approved by academia that
Made me even more
Bored.

As a kid
Who was constantly
Growing, evolving, and
Being shaped by all around me,
I wanted to travel,
See other kids
In the world like me,
To understand what was going
On amongst us and around us,
To know what we were here for
And what was our real purpose
For existence.

I have some questions
I would like to ask you, Mr. Schneider,
Now that I know that you are no
Longer a school principal,
But the new superintendent
Of the entire school
District.

I want to know
Why racism today
Was not clearly explained to me
Even though we covered events
That happened long ago.
I want to know why you
Never shared with us
Why other countries
Never liked us,
Why we are taught to compete,
To be divided in teams,
And why conformity is associated
With popularity, while
Eccentricity is considered
Undesirable?

I want to know
Why my cafeteria lunches
Were slammed packed
With bottom-tier
Processed junk food
Only suitable
For pigs?
And why is it
That whenever a bully
Slammed a kid into a locker for
His lunch money,
Nobody explained to us
That egotism, selfishness and greed
Were the seeds of
War?

I want to know
Why we were never taught
To stick up for each other,
To love one another, and that
Segregation sorted by the
Occupations of our fathers,
The neighborhoods we lived in, our houses,
Choices of sport, wealth, clothing,
Color of our skin
And the texture of our hair
Should never, ever
Divide us?

And lastly,
I want to know why
Is it that whenever I pledged
Allegiance to the flag,
I was never told that I was
Actually hailing to the
Chief?

You used to say that
I was a troubled child,
A misfit, and that I needed
Obedience training,
But you never acknowledged that
I was the fastest runner in the district
And that I took the school
To State and Nationals to compete
In the Spelling Bee among kids
Grades higher than me.
And that it was me,
Who won that big trophy
That sat in your office when you
Used to detain me for hours
And tell me I was no
Good.

Mr. Schneider,
If we are not taught truths as kids,
Then how do you expect us to
Grow up to be truthful citizens?
If we are only being taught the written way,
And it has not shown positive effects
In societies of yesterday or today,
Then how can we progress as a
United and compassionate
Nation?
What good is it,
To memorize the histories
Of our forefathers,
Without learning what could be
Gained from their lessons and mistakes
To improve our future
Tomorrows?

And finally,
I want to thank you;
For I know you have a tough job
Dealing with rebellious children like me.
Your job of mass processing and boxing
The young minds of America has not been an easy one,
And I congratulate you
On your recent promotion.
But I sincerely want to thank you,
Thank you,
And thank you,
For always pointing out
That I was
Different.
Suzy Kassem
Selfishness Quote #15

Ah, those foolish days, those foolish days when we were unselfish and pure-minded; those foolish days when our simple hearts were full of truth, and faith, and reverence! Ah, those foolish days of noble longings and of noble strivings! And oh, these wise, clever days when we know that money is the only prize worth striving for, when we believe in nothing else but meanness and lies, when we care for no living creature but ourselves!
Jerome K. Jerome
Selfishness Quote #16

Ambition distorts even memory itself. John Quincy Adams
Paul C. Nagel
Selfishness Quote #17

And if redemption was self-serving, coming as it did ribbon-tied to what he wanted most in life? For once, Akiva's shame wouldn't rise to the bait. He wanted what he'd always wanted, and he'd better just say it, his own worries and fears be damned.
Laini Taylor
Selfishness Quote #18

And isn’t that the root of every despicable action? Not selfishness, but precisely the absence of a self. Look at them. The man who cheats and lies, but preserves a respectable front. He knows himself to be dishonest, but others think he’s honest and he derives his self-respect from that, second-hand. The man who takes credit for an achievement which is not his own. He knows himself to be mediocre, but he’s great in the eyes of others. The frustrated wretch who professes love for the inferior and clings to those less endowed, in order to establish his own superiority by comparison.
Ayn Rand
Selfishness Quote #19

As individuals die every moment, how insensitive and fabricated a love it is to set aside a day from selfish routine in prideful, patriotic commemoration of tragedy. Just as God is provoked by those who tithe simply because they feel that they must tithe, I am provoked by those who commemorate simply because they feel that they must commemorate.
Criss Jami
Selfishness Quote #20

As long as greed is the root of all evil, there will not be peace.
Get rid of selfishness and greed too will disappear.
Zarina Bibi
Selfishness Quote #21

At the end of the day we can’t be that selfish to accept the love they think we deserve.
Sarvesh Jain
Selfishness Quote #22

Battles for truth are fought all alone but at the end its a victory for many.
Amit Abraham
Selfishness Quote #23

Be willing to give, but only when you aren't expecting anything in return.
Criss Jami
Selfishness Quote #24

Because of the value placed on individual materialistic success in our society, we are surrounded by people primarily interested in getting something from others. Their attitudes are characterised by selfishness and a lack of empathy for others.
Tim Crawshaw
Selfishness Quote #25

Being self-sufficient is not selfish; it is a need. Harming others or yourself is not selfish because it will never benefit the self; it is just stupid.
Elizabeth Cartwright
Selfishness Quote #26

Bet vai mes visi neesam savtigi? Domaja Struga. Vai ari es nestradaju tapec, ka mana personiska adere mani dzen? Vai es darba vispirms nerodu personisku interesi un pec tam tikai sabiedrisko? Darba vispirms es atrodu savu prieku.
Alberts Bels
Selfishness Quote #27

Better not to plant seeds of selfishness than try to eradicate them once they have grown into giant weeds. (91)
Prem Prakash
Selfishness Quote #28

Beware of those who are stingy, for they would rather sting you than give you anything.
Suzy Kassem
Selfishness Quote #29

Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.
Dave Eggers
Selfishness Quote #30

But selfish isn't necessarily a bad thing. It only means you take care of yourself and you have to do that to be able to take care of others.
Tera Lynn Childs

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