selfishness

Selfish people tend to only be good to themselves_ then are surprised when they are alone.

In 1948, psychologists asked more than 10,000 adolescents whether they considered themselves to be a very important person. At that point, 12 percent said yes. The same question was asked in 2003, and this time it wasn__ 12 percent who considered themselves very important, it was 80 percent.

Indeed this gentleman's stoicism was of that not uncommon kind, which enables a man to bear with exemplary fortitude the afflictions of his friends, but renders him, by way of counterpoise, rather selfish and sensitive in respect of any that happen to befall himself.

To be wrecked begins with an experience that pulls you out of your comfort zone and self-centeredness, whether you want it or not.

And this is how I come face to face with my selfishness, because I don't know if I can enjoy this goldfish without knowing that he loves me, or if not loves me, then at least depends on me, i.e., swims up to my fingers greedily when I fill them with salty-smelling rainbow-colored flakes, and wiggle them over his head.And this is disturbing to realize, that I have such difficulty enjoying anything that doesn't know I exist. Especially when I stop and think how big the world is, the world that is not even Japan or India, the world that is the room next door.

he loves that movie for about five minutes. Then he gets Hero's Remorse.

We ignore the Holy Spirit when we position ourselves at the center of life. - From the Book: Removing Your Shame Label.

My problem was not only drinking; it was selfishness. The booze was leading me to put myself ahead of others, especially my family. I loved Laura and the girls too much to let that happen. Faith showed me a way out.

If it__ the benefit to myself that drives my decisions, I can know that I__ driving down a long road with a short bridge.

We pray to God for ourselves instead of the general good.

Sometimes we realize that we are like facebook ,people using us for themselves , meeting each other via us , all credit going to the owner , even no one talking about us ,just using US .

The word 'love,' used in connection with the reproduction of our species, is the most odious blasphemy taught in our times.

Sometimes you think you're helping someone up, but they're actually pulling you down. This is the painful dynamic of dealing with someone who is incurably selfish.

How tolerable misfortunes appear when they affect only other people! How strong the human body seems when it's another man's flesh that bleeds! How easy it is to look death in the face when it's another man's turn!

She [Ayn Rand] had to declare that....altruism was despicable, that only self-interest is good and noble. (About Ayn Rand)

It is not really a small thing when in small things we resist self.

Selfishness leads to nothingness. Generosity and benevolence leads to great reward,_ he explained.

Selfish acts will only lead to your own destruction.