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selfish mean men
It indicates a person who has not only good manners but who possesses a sense of balance, a sure mastery of himself, a moral discipline that permits him to subordinate voluntarily his own selfish interest to the wider interests of the society in which he lives. The gentleman, therefore is a cultural person in the noblest sense of the word, if by culture we mean not simply wealth of intellectual knowledge but also the ability to fulfil one's duty and understand one's fellow man by respecting / every principle, every opinion, every faith that is sincerely professed. Antonio Gramsci
selfish moving ideas
There are many selfish people who are extremely original, then they take those pure ideas and use them to raise themselves up, that is an insincere move. Daniel Smith
selfish easier duty
It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish. Thomas Szasz
selfish writing selfishness
It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself. Tanith Lee
selfish insecure way
Marriage is no way of life for the weak, the selfish, or the insecure. Sidney Poitier
selfish animal men
Man is the most dangerous, destructive, selfish, and unethical animal on earth. Michael Fox
selfishness size stinginess
stinginess seemed instinctive to him. Darwinian even. He hadn't gotten to his current size by sharing. Laura Lippman
selfish peacock
Only you could love such a vile, selfish peacock, Evie. Lisa Kleypas
selfish light opposites
The yearning for an afterlife is the opposite of selfish: it is love and praise for the world that we are privileged, in this complex interval of light, to witness and experience. John Updike
sacrifice men challenges
Namely, if I am challenging the base of all these institutions, I'm challenging the moral code of altruism. The precept that man's moral duty is to live for others. That man must sacrifice himself to others. Which is the present day morality. Ayn Rand
sacrifice men self
[Altruism] is a moral system which holds that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the sole justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is his highest moral duty, value and virtue. This is the moral base of collectivism, of all dictatorships. Ayn Rand
sacrifice giving littles
If they had $2.00 for food, they had to give $1.00 to the union. Otherwise, they would never get out of the trap of poverty. They would never have a union because they couldn't afford to sacrifice a little bit more on top of their misery. Cesar Chavez
sacrifice suffering needs
When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human. Cesar Chavez
sacrifice talking iraq
President Bush is often out there talking about the importance of staying the course, and about the sacrifice, but he has not attended a funeral of a soldier who has fallen in Iraq. Dana Milbank
sacrifice wanted
I knew I had to make a sacrifice to do what I've always wanted to do. Brandy Norwood
sacrifice london monogamy
There are 80,000 prostitutes in London alone and what are they, if not bloody sacrifices on the altar of monogamy? Arthur Schopenhauer
sacrifice should toleration
I take toleration to be a part of religion. I do not know which I would sacrifice; I would keep them both: it is not necessary that I should sacrifice either. Edmund Burke
sacrifice meals
Everything eaten is killed. Every meal is a sacrifice. Author unknown
leadership men people
There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything. Cesar Chavez
leadership jobs people
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. Charles R. Swindoll
leadership courage physicians
God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities. Desiderius Erasmus
leadership thinking skills
What's important now are the characteristics of the brain's right hemisphere: artistry, empathy, inventiveness, big-picture thinking. These skills have become first among equals in a whole range of business fields. Daniel H. Pink
leadership thinking brain
I happen to be extremely left-brained; my instinct is to draw a chart rather than a picture. I'm trying to get my right-brain muscles into shape. I actually think this shift toward right-brain abilities has the potential to make us both better off and better in a deeper sense. Daniel H. Pink
leadership independent self
If you understand the independent worker, the self-employed professional, the freelancer, the e-lancer, the temp, you understand how work and business in the U.S. operate today. Daniel H. Pink
leadership organization goal
A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They'll become myopic. They'll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves. Daniel H. Pink
leadership jobs zero
We have this myth that extroverts are better salespeople. As a result, extroverts are more likely to enter sales; extroverts are more likely to get promoted in sales jobs. But if you look at the correlation between extroversion and actual sales performance - that is, how many times the cash register actually rings - the correlation's almost zero. Daniel H. Pink
leadership basketball practice
I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation. Bobby Knight