Selfish

Famous quotes containing the word selfish:

“We are all selfish & I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

“Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)