Selfish Quotes – City of Quotes

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome.

George Santayana

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome.

George Santayana

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When I’m upset, everyone knows about it, and it’s a selfish trait because everyone suffers.

Tamara Ecclestone

When I’m upset, everyone knows about it, and it’s a selfish trait because everyone suffers.

Tamara Ecclestone

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Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.

Khalil Gibran

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.

Khalil Gibran

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The best leaders don’t set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.

Carles Puigdemont

The best leaders don’t set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.

Carles Puigdemont

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Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.

Erich Fromm

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.

Erich Fromm

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My feelings about my mortality are less selfish than they used to be. I used to affect a cavalier attitude to death; now I see it from my son’s perspective.

Rufus Sewell

My feelings about my mortality are less selfish than they used to be. I used to affect a cavalier attitude to death; now I see it from my son’s perspective.

Rufus Sewell

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Every forward is selfish, and any forward who tells you he is not selfish is a liar.

Luis Suarez

Every forward is selfish, and any forward who tells you he is not selfish is a liar.

Luis Suarez

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People of art should never get married and have children, because it’s a selfish experience.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

People of art should never get married and have children, because it’s a selfish experience.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

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I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, ‘I’m like you – I’m frustrated, I’m not an expert, I don’t have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I’m selfish too.’

Bernie Mac

I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, ‘I’m like you – I’m frustrated, I’m not an expert, I don’t have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I’m selfish too.’

Bernie Mac

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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

Gustave Flaubert

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

Gustave Flaubert

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I look back on my life and have to face the fact that I have been narcissistic and selfish.

James Woods

I look back on my life and have to face the fact that I have been narcissistic and selfish.

James Woods

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It’s good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people.

Hugh Hefner

It’s good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people.

Hugh Hefner

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I’m just a totally selfish worker bee creating my little mini projects.

David Shields

I’m just a totally selfish worker bee creating my little mini projects.

David Shields

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It is an entirely selfish decision to turn producer because I want my kind of cinema to last and flourish, and helping young filmmakers make those kind of films is the best way to do it.

Anurag Kashyap

It is an entirely selfish decision to turn producer because I want my kind of cinema to last and flourish, and helping young filmmakers make those kind of films is the best way to do it.

Anurag Kashyap

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I’ve come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal needs and wants.

Sherman Alexie

I’ve come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal needs and wants.

Sherman Alexie

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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

William Cowper

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

William Cowper

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The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.

Chadwick Boseman

The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.

Chadwick Boseman

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Creativity is very selfish. Scandalously so, in fact.

Athol Fugard

Creativity is very selfish. Scandalously so, in fact.

Athol Fugard

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Wherever I live, if there isn’t a restaurant I want to go to of a certain type, then I open it. That’s all. For selfish reasons.

Michael Caine

Wherever I live, if there isn’t a restaurant I want to go to of a certain type, then I open it. That’s all. For selfish reasons.

Michael Caine

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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses – being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

K. D. Lang

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses – being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

K. D. Lang

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Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome.

When I’m upset, everyone knows about it, and it’s a selfish trait because everyone suffers.

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.

The best leaders don’t set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.

Selfish persons are incapable of loving others, but they are not capable of loving themselves either.

My feelings about my mortality are less selfish than they used to be. I used to affect a cavalier attitude to death; now I see it from my son’s perspective.

Every forward is selfish, and any forward who tells you he is not selfish is a liar.

People of art should never get married and have children, because it’s a selfish experience.

I want to speak directly to the audience, to say, ‘I’m like you – I’m frustrated, I’m not an expert, I don’t have a manual on parenting, I make mistakes, I’m selfish too.’

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

I look back on my life and have to face the fact that I have been narcissistic and selfish.

It’s good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people.

I’m just a totally selfish worker bee creating my little mini projects.

It is an entirely selfish decision to turn producer because I want my kind of cinema to last and flourish, and helping young filmmakers make those kind of films is the best way to do it.

I’ve come to the point in my life where I encourage young Native Americans to become much more selfish about their personal needs and wants.

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.

Creativity is very selfish. Scandalously so, in fact.

Wherever I live, if there isn’t a restaurant I want to go to of a certain type, then I open it. That’s all. For selfish reasons.

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses – being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.