How Is Mr Birling Selfish Quotes

Public men, Mr Birling, have responsibilities as well as privileges. ~ J.B. Priestley

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. ~ Jane Austen

At times we just want to become selfish. ~ Avijeet Das

Selfish acts will only lead to your own destruction. ~ Faith Tigere

Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves. ~ Stephen Kendrick

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without himself. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

The tide seldom shifts in favor of a selfish individual. ~ Carlos Wallace

It is best to marry for purely selfish reasons. ~ Anita Brookner

Sometimes the coaches tell me to be selfish, but my game won't let me be selfish. ~ LeBron James

We are all selfish and I no more trust myself than others with a good motive. ~ Lord Byron

Childlessness doesn't make people selfish; selfishness makes people selfish. ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's. ~ Richard Whately

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

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives. ~ Lawana Blackwell

[We] administered testosterone to men; instead of sharing money, they become selfish. Interestingly, high testosterone males are also more likely to use their own money to punish others for being selfish. ~ Paul J. Zak

Be incredibly, ruthlessly selfish with your equity. ~ Douglas Leone

We don't have selfish guys here, which sometimes leads to problems. ~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Great leaders have to know when to divide that line from being selfless to being selfish, and he perfectly chose the time to be selfish and made plays. ~ Michael Irvin

Selfish people are, by definition, those whose activities are devoted to bringing themselves happiness. Yet ... these selfish people are far less likely to be happy than those whose efforts are devoted to making others happy. ~ Bernard Rimland

Biology without selfishness, is nothing but fiction. ~ Abhijit Naskar

Every noble action is selfish. Some selfish actions are nobler than others. But they are all selfish. And as such there can be no action purely noble anyway. Even the nobility in God's great philosophical intentions is bounded by his vanity. ~ Kedar Joshi

Every forward is selfish, and any forward who tells you he is not selfish is a liar. ~ Luis Suarez

When you go out there and do the things you're supposed to do, people view you as selfish. ~ Wilt Chamberlain

Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others. ~ Ouida

Loving yourself doesn't make you selfish. When done correctly, the exact opposite occurs, because you know that selfish behaviors are negative for your mind, body and spirit. ~ Donald L. Hicks

Putting yourself first is not selfish. Quite the opposite. You must put your happiness and health first before you can be of help to anyone else. ~ Simon Sinek

If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish. ~ Nicole Scherzinger

We cannot free ourselves from pride and selfish ambition; a divine rescue is absolutely necessary. ~ C.J. Mahaney

Politics is the art of making your selfish desires seem like the national interest. ~ Thomas Sowell

We found evolution will punish you if you're selfish and mean. For a short time and against a specific set of opponents, some selfish organisms may come out ahead. But selfishness isn't evolutionarily sustainable. ~ Chris Adami

True love is not selfish. In time it accustoms itself to anything which secures happiness for its object. ~ Sarah Chauncey Woolsey

I don't know if it's ever OK for someone to be selfish. Perhaps there's a time and place to be self-centered, but I think selfish never wins the race. ~ Jessica Capshaw

Our minds have been built by selfish genes, but they have been built to be social, trustworthy and cooperative. ~ Matt Ridley

I recognize that I have the ability to be selfish, but I also recognize that you can't be happy if you only care about yourself at the expense of other people. ~ Russell Brand

She didn't know there were things worse than selfish. ~ Rainbow Rowell

God protect me from the lazy, selfish and ungrateful. ~ Habeeb Akande

You're either selfish, or you're a servant ... but fundamentally selfish people are terrible friends, terrible lovers, terrible spouses, terrible Christians, terrible parents. They leave a terrible legacy. Will you be selfish? Will you be a servant? ... A good marriage is a servant and a servant. ~ Mark Driscoll

To be selfish is to harm others in the pursuit of your own interest. It is not selfish to take care of yourself, to love yourself, to take time to be healthy. Self-care is not selfish it's necessary. ~ Avina Celeste

Actors - we're selfish, but we can't think about the work in that kind of selfish manner. I think that you have to step away from yourself, if you're going to do it. Otherwise don't do it; otherwise why do it? ~ Charlize Theron

Unhappiness is selfish, grief is selfish. For whom are the tears? ~ Jeanette Winterson

Sin always finds it's root in our own selfish desires and self-gratification. ~ Joseph Campbell

Self vs. Selfish [10w]
There's no such thing as being selfish when you're alone. ~ Beryl Dov

Marriage is a mystery and part of it is just being kind to each other, not being selfish. ~ Aisha Tyler

Sexual love, Peter, is a profoundly selfish emotion. And selfish emotions are not the ones that lead to happiness. ~ Ayn Rand

Strikers are egotists, selfish. We have to be. ~ Romario

A red rose is not selfish because it wants to be a red rose. It would be horribly selfish if it wanted all the other flowers in the garden to be both red and roses. ~ Oscar Wilde

Yet, while producing increasingly selfish people, the mantra of the Left, and therefore of the universities and the media, has been for generations that capitalism and the free market, not the welfare state, produces selfish people. ~ Dennis Prager

I think you're being selfish." "What do you mean, selfish?" Wally asked. "A war is for your country, it's serving your country!" "To you, it's an adventure," Candy said. "That's what's selfish about it. ~ John Irving

I wasn't good enough for abnegation," I say, "and I wanted to be free. So I chose Dauntless." "Why weren't you good enough?" "Because I was selfish." I say. "You were selfish? You aren't anymore?" "Of course I am. My mother said that everyone is selfish," I say, "but I became less selfish in Dauntless. I discovered there were people I would fight for. Die for, even. ~ Veronica Roth

You wanted to live," he says.
"You say that like it's a good thing. A virtue."
"What is it really?"
I think about this. "Selfish."
"Wanting to live is selfish?"
"Yes. ~ Stephanie Kuehn

Politics these days is a disgusting game of mud-slinging, filled with selfish people with selfish aims. I'm very glad I've retired away from the hustle and bustle of Whitehall. ~ Munir Butt

Romantic love is the most selfish of all emotions. ~ Ellen Kenner

Sometimes you need to be a little selfish because kindness is seldom appreciated. ~ Chirag Tulsiani

Can a selfish egocentric jealous and unimaginative female write a damn thing worthwhile? ~ Sylvia Plath

I always felt too young and selfish to have children of my own. ~ Natasha Richardson

I'm a really selfish person. But I would do anything for my friends. ~ Jami Attenberg

People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway. ~ Mother Teresa

Purely altruistic behavior is pretty much impossible because of the selfish pleasures we derive from it. ~ Nicholas Kristof

I think it's selfish to go out partying all the time, especially if you have little ones in your family. ~ Miley Cyrus

It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes ... we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions - especially selfish ones. - Alexander Solzhenitsyn ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice. ~ Herbie Mann

Our Savior gave Himself in unselfish service. He taught that each of us should follow Him by denying ourselves of selfish interests in order to serve others. ~ Dallin H. Oaks

It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies. ~ Rose Kennedy

Being heartbroken is like having this really horrible freedom. You can be selfish with your thoughts, which can lead to manic creativity, but at the same time you're just really miserable. ~ Florence Welch

It's usually the selfish people who are loved the most. They do what you deny yourself, and you love them for it. You give them your heart. ~ Saul Bellow

That's the point of music, to not be selfish and to help other people, I think. ~ Zac Farro

The marketplace obliges men, whether they will or not, in pursuing their own selfish interests, to connect the general good with their own individual success. ~ Edmund Burke

Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that's all. ~ Henry Ford

Selfish is easy. It's sharing that takes courage. ~ Simon Sinek

If you look at the people in Hollywood who are heavy partiers, they're selfish, self-centered and egotistical. ~ Danny Trejo

I am very selfish, really. I lived for love. ~ Zadie Smith

Patriotism is the opposite of selfish individualism. ~ David Ehrenfeld

Acting can be very selfish and all-consuming. ~ Alessandro Nivola

Nothing may be more selfish than remorse ... ~ Margaret Deland

I know I'm not a selfish player. People around me know I'm not a selfish player. I do everything I can to make people around me understand I'm not a selfish player. ~ Carmelo Anthony

People think if you look after yourself you're being selfish, you know. ~ Gisele Bundchen

I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. ~ Charles Dudley Warner

Exploiters and manipulators have always used religion self-righteously to further their own selfish ends. ~ Tariq Ali

Game theorists analyze negotiations as if they were split-a-pie games involving selfish players. ~ Yanis Varoufakis

Selfish love hurts, selfless love heals. ~ Rob Liano

Learning to not be selfish is what has changed in me the most since being married. ~ Blake Shelton

Photographs put time into such a perspective. They humble us and our selfish memories. ~ Wim Wenders

You shouldn't punish others for your own choices. ~ Laurence J. Peter

The selfish are seldom secure. ~ Wayne Gerard Trotman

The idea that affable Boris[Johnson] is actually divisive, selfish and unreliable is Mr 's biggest weakness. ~ James Kirkup

There's nothing about me that's selfish. ~ Tracy McGrady

I am a very selfish person. ~ Lara Flynn Boyle

As an athlete you're taught to be selfish. When I'm training, it's usually all about me. ~ Ronda Rousey

In matters editorial, I am a believer in totalitarian despotism. Most writers are lazy, difficult, selfish, thoughtless, and unreliable. ~ John Derbyshire

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. ~ Charles Dickens

In recent years, many seem to have spent their lives protesting. Perhaps they have felt to do this because they have felt repressed or wished to bring about change or have acted out of selfish reasons, thinking that if they tore the house down they might end up with a shingle. ~ James E. Faust

Marriage takes your whole heart; selfish people can't pull it off. ~ Helen Hunt

Everyone can be selfish sometimes. Especially when they're hurting. ~ Melanie A. Smith

But we artists have to be selfish you know, after all, with each painting, we die a little. ~ Irving Stone

You will think me cruel, very selfish, but love is always selfish; the more ardent the more selfish. How jealous I am you cannot know. You must come with me, loving me, to death; or else hate me, and still come with me, and hating me through death and after. There is no such word as indifference in my apathetic nature. ~ J. Sheridan Le Fanu

When your kid is being selfish or greedy and you want to help them not be that way, you have to find a way to articulate it and inspire them. ~ Louis C.K.

If the people are to be the final tribunal then they must vote for what is right rather than according to their own selfish interests, else we are treading the path of danger. ~ Henry Latham Doherty

I've gotten very good at detaching whenever I have to go away for three months, which I realize is hard on friends and kind of selfish. ~ Ashley Greene

With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone. ~ Buddha

The trouble with selfish motives is that they harden into principles, and you end up sending your kids to war for them. ~ Robert Breault