Being Selfish Quotes

Authentic happiness is not selfish, egotistical or narcissistic, in fact, it is essential in order for humankind to thrive — Lisa Cypers Kamen

How I wish I could hug everyone and tell them that it's okay. It's okay to be scared and angry and hurt and selfish. It's part of being human, — Frank Warren

I just like being around you while you're still breathing." She glanced my way. "I'm pretty selfish like that. — Lisa Kessler

Maybe I'm being selfish, but I choose you." He leaned over, lips brushing mine as he whispered, "I always choose you. — Kelley Armstrong

Marriage is a mystery and part of it is just being kind to each other, not being selfish. — Aisha Tyler

The number one thing on any team that will keep your players from being selfish is respect for the other players. — Nick Saban

The difficult part of love
Is being selfish enough ... — Philip Larkin

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. — Jane Austen

Through recognizing and realizing the empty essence, instead of being selfish and self-centered, one feels very open and free — Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Simply minding one's own business is more offensive than being intrusive. Without ever saying a word one can make a person feel less-than. — Criss Jami

All of the things that the bible warns you of being: jealous, covetous, murderous, selfish, etc., that's kind of how humans are. — Henry Rollins

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice. — Herbie Mann

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing. — Herbie Mann

Even if I'm being selfish, but I want you to only look at me. — Yukiru Sugisaki

Man is known to be a selfish, as well as a social being. — James Madison

You shouldn't punish others for your own choices. — Laurence J. Peter

And when someone accuses you of being selfish, just remember that he's upset only because you aren't doing what he selfishly wants you to do. — Harry Browne

Be weary of the selfish givers, those who do something for a hidden fee. — Nikki Rowe

Alma: I rather suspect her of being in love with him. Martin: Her own husband? Monstrous! What a selfish woman! — Lady Randolph Churchill

Independent? Bosh. That's just another word for selfish. It's stiff-backed people like you who end up being the biggest burdens. — Anne Tyler

In marriage, a man becomes slack and selfish, and undergoes a fatty degeneration of his moral being. — Robert Louis Stevenson

She was being a jealous, bitter and incredibly selfish friend, she knew that, but Holly needed to be selfish these days in order to survive. She — Cecelia Ahern

The butterfly in a caterpillar: the eagle in an egg; the saint in a selfish human being. — Anthony De Mello

I've indulged all my escapist dreams. I'm here, away from everyone, living it up. Being a selfish and antisocial git. — Fennel Hudson

At times we just want to become selfish. — Avijeet Das

A human being is happiest and most successful when dedicated to a cause outside his own individual, selfish satisfaction. — Benjamin Spock

Those are who are selfish are rewarded for being nice. Those who truly care about others feel a smile in return is all the reward they need. — Craig Mercier

I am too selfish to be a mother, I can barely tolerate being his lover at this point. I am selfish and I make no apology for that. ~Shannon~ — A. Giannoccaro

It astounds us to come upon other egoists, as though we alone had the right to be selfish, and to be filled with eagerness to live. — Jules Renard

My son's the most precious thing to me; he's changed me from being selfish to selfless. — Ricardo Antonio Chavira

When your kid is being selfish or greedy and you want to help them not be that way, you have to find a way to articulate it and inspire them. — Louis C.K.

People think if you look after yourself you're being selfish, you know. — Gisele Bundchen

Start thinking of your guilt as being selfish, because guilt blocks opportunities from arriving for those you care about and for you. — Bryant McGill

Outrageous ... that wilfully selfish tyranny of silence evolved by a crafty old ostrich of a world for its own well-being and comfort. — Radclyffe Hall

Being selfish only benefits a few. Considering others benefits all of mankind. — Terraine Francois

You can't worry about what people say, but ... People always harp on athletes being selfish individualists. — Chris Bosh

It would be a great misunderstanding of this doctrine to suppose that it is one of selfish indifference about the well-being of others'. — John Stuart Mill

I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself. — Irvine Welsh

The selfish and self-centered have a hard time being kind, even though you and I know that kindness is a source of relief to the soul. — Janvier Chouteu-Chando

It was selfish what I asked her to do, even if it wound up being the most unselfish thing I've ever done. — Gayle Forman

Learning to not be selfish is what has changed in me the most since being married. — Blake Shelton