Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Dickens

Notwithstanding his very liberal laudation of himself, however, the Major was selfish. It may be doubted whether there ever was a more entirely selfish person at heart; or at stomach is perhaps a better expression, seeing that he was more decidedly endowed with that latter organ than with the former.

Alan Bennett

To read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less...selfish.

Chris Christie

I have another question: Hillary Clinton, lying to the American people about her selfish, awful judgment in making our secrets vulnerable.Guilty or not guilty?

Chris Bosh

You can't worry about what people say, but... People always harp on athletes being selfish individualists.

Dean Acheson

I think Churchill is right, the only thing to be said for democracy is that there is nothing else that's any better, and therefore he used to say, Tyranny tempered by assassination, but lots of assassination. People say, If the Congress were more representative of the people it would be better. I say the Congress is too damn representative. It's just as stupid as the people are; just as uneducated, just as dumb, just as selfish.

David Hume

.. the voice of nature and experience seems plainly to oppose the selfish theory.

David Brin

In the book, America had already been weakened by bio terror plagues before waves of selfish violence took down the rest. But the real enemy was the kind of male human being who nurses fantasies of violent glory at the expense of his fellow citizens.

Athol Fugard

Creativity is very selfish. Scandalously so, in fact.

Arthur Peacocke

Humanity could only have survived and flourished if it held social and personal values that transcended the urges of the individual, embodying selfish desires - and these stem from the sense of a transcendent good.

Dave Gahan

Depeche Mode have never got over their teenage awkwardness with each other. We're still like that. Mates but not mates. That awkwardness is there, only now we have families and kids.

Dorothy Thompson

Romancing the Soul--True Stories of Soul Mates from Around the World and Beyond.

Conor Maynard

I am my own audience. I always picture me and my mates and think, 'What would we enjoy listening to?'

John Martin

If you remember the film Spartacus, when the Romans said 'stand up Spartacus', all his mates stood up. If we all do that, they will be no target and the threat will disappear.

Lena Headey

I miss that London thing of walking outside and bumping into mates and going, 'Do you want to get a pint?'

Helen Fisher

Women are naturally prone to compete over their mates.

Libba Bray

She's no beauty, mate

Stephen Mangan

I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldn't dignify it with the term band - get together and play.

Shane Warne

I am no dummy, mate, that's for sure.