4,826 Quotes About Self

Self-interest makes some people blind, and others sharp-sighted.

We do not like to praise, and seldom praise anyone without self-interest.

The hopes of the Republic cannot forever tolerate either undeserved poverty or self-serving wealth.

We are too much haunted by ourselves, projecting the central shadow of self on everything around us. And then comes the Gospel to rescue us from this selfishness. Redemption is this, to forget self in God.

Weeks go by, and I dont paint until finally I cant stand it any longer. I get fed up. I almost dont want to talk about it, because I dont want to become self-conscious about it, but perhaps I create these little crises as a kind of a secret strategy to push myself.

Many people who excel are self-taught.

I have been listening to the Stooges' self-titled first album for well over half my life, and it remains one of the most exciting and essential records I have ever had the good fortune to come into contact with.

Something is clearly wrong with Kansas and the rest of Middle America when it comes to letting economic self-interest guide their voting.

Some of her self-hatred had oozed out with the blood.