(326 quotes found)
“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch. Don't isolate.”
Michael Jordan
“My friend, ally rotten- I exist, have you forgotten?”
Chaice Regime
“We're working a lot more on our own as far as all the extra things we do. We're not selfish. We play together, we put the team ahead of ourselves. I think when we first started out we were trying to find our individual roles. We were learning about each other early on, now we have a feel for each other and we're just having fun. We know it's coming to a close and we want to finish strong and keep improving.”
Kate Saltmarsh
“The will is a powerful ally and desperate enemy. When not subdued by self-control, it becomes a tyrant of selfishness. Under the yoke of self-control however, it is a driving force of perseverance.”
Natasha Vanderlinden
“Enlightened leadership is service, not selfishness.”
John Heider
“sad, selfish, self-defeating and, in the long run, incredibly stupid.”
Curt Smith
“When it comes to doing good things for others, some people will stop at nothing.”
Dale E Turner
“You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse; grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God... and where can you go from there?”
John Milton
“I used to be so self-centered and only thought about my own little world and what was going on in it...then I realized if I kept doing that, I would miss out on seeing the BIG picture.”
Debra Roberts
“There are no generalizations in American politics that vested selfishness cannot cut through.”
John Gunther
