Quotes tagged ‘Selfish’

“Yes! It’s about me! Okay, because it’s never about me and I’m finally making it about me.”

— Sheila Callaghan, Fiona Gallagher, Emmy Rossum, imdb.com

“You never do anything unless it's exactly what you want to do. You never have. You go through life like a natural disaster knocking down everything and everyone in your path.”

— Amy Sherman-Palladino, Emily Gilmore, Kelly Bishop, imdb.com

“They don't ask about your day. Like, ever.”

— Bibi Deitz, bustle.com

“I was never loyal except to my own pleasure zone. I was never grateful, that’s why I spend my days alone: I’m forever black-eyed.”

— Placebo, open.spotify.com

“…Many things interested her, and nothing satisfied her entirely.”

— Ivan Turgenev, amazon.com

“He is selfish in bed. This is a telling sign of a man who is likely selfish in other areas of life as well.”

— James Michael Sama, jamesmsama.com

“He doesn’t ask you questions about YOU.”

— Jorella Valino, lovepanky.com

“He ignores all of your genuine interests. Anything from reading books to skydiving — because only his passions matter.”

— Niki McGloster, elitedaily.com

“Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death.”

— Veronica Roth, amazon.com

“Is it selfish of me to crave victory, or is it brave?”

— Veronica Roth, amazon.com

“Although the human heart is selfish and arrogant, so many struggle against their selfishness and learn humility; because of them, as long as there is life, there is hope that beauty lost can be rediscovered, that what has been reviled can be redeemed.”

— Dean Koontz, amazon.com

“Pay attention to how he pays. If he tends to be a stingy tipper, always lets you pick up the tab and claims he forgot his wallet at home; it’s very likely he’s more of a taker than a giver. Do you really need a selfish person in your life or in your bed? We didn’t think so either.”

— Simona Terron, zliving.com

“You know what your problem is? You want to think of yourself as the good guy. Well, I know you better than anyone, and I can tell you that you're not. In fact, you'd probably sleep a lot better at night if you just admitted to yourself that you're a selfish goddamn coward who just takes whatever he…”

— Herb, netflix.com

“I love you, Elena... and it's because I love you that I can't be selfish with you.”

— Damon, amazon.com

“Who was it said that following your heart is a good thing? It is pure egotism, a selfishness to conquer all.”

— Paula Hawkins, amazon.com

“Cher: 'Would you call me selfish?' Dionne: 'No, not to your face.'”

— Cher, Dionne, amazon.com

“Being single is the only time in your life you can be entirely selfish and nobody can call you out on it. I don't have to compromise on jack—I see what movies I want to see when I want to see them, get wine drunk on a Saturday afternoon if I'm feeling it, and am basically the master of my own derpy…”

— Emma Lord, bustle.com

“All problems are boring until they’re your own.”

— Red Reznikov, avclub.com

“Act like all that matters is my pleasure and how I feel. That makes me sound selfish, but it makes me want to do to the same to the other party and makes me want to try to match their efforts. It can make for a very intense sexual experience.”

— Casey Gueren, buzzfeed.com

“There are no unselfish acts. When people do something for someone else, it’s always for their own personal psychological reasons.”

— Joe Hill, amazon.com