Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde human, people Meaningful Quotes
I love you, Elena! And I love you so much that I can not even do anything selfish … Why do not you understand? The Vampire Diaries Season 2 Episode 8 Damon Salvatore love
Turns out the only reason anybody ever does anything is to feed the ego, because that's what we are — ego monsters. Scrubs Season 4 Episode 24 Dr. Perry Cox human, people
Oh my God! Space aliens. Don't eat me. I have a wife and kids. Eat them! The Simpsons Season 8 Episode 1 Homer Simpson Funny Quotes
The best of us are not exempt from egotistical thoughts. Victor Hugo Les Misérables human, people Meaningful Quotes
That was the trouble with being an island; one forgot there was anything going on beyond its shores. Colin McCullough Thorn Birds life quotes
Your problem isn't making bad choices. It's that you identify the good choice and then intentionally do the opposite. You see, behind this boorish bravado of yours is a paralysing fear of letting anyone into your life. And it isn't because you weren't loved when you were a kid. You're so egocentric that the love wasn't enough. So you pulled pigtails and you pushed the fat kids into the dirt so no one could ignore little Perry. Well, little Perry is now 40 years old and is so invested in this narcissistic notion of yourself as "loner" that you can't quit. And you'll just keep dumping on everyone around you until eventually, and please, trust me on this, there won't be anyone left. Scrubs Season 2 Episode 15 Dr. Perry Cox life quotes
I worshipped you too much. I am punished for it. You worshipped yourself too much. We are both punished. Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray Basil Hallward punishment life quotes
Egotist — a person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me. Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary Ironic Quotes
When you love someone... I believe you should be unselfish enough to give them whatever they want. Laws of Attraction Daniel Rafferty love Meaningful Quotes
The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer terror. We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbour with the possession of those virtues that are likely to be a benefit to us. We praise the banker that we may overdraw our account, and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he may spare our pockets. Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray Lord Henry Wotton optimism
Conscience makes egotists of us all. Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray Lord Henry Wotton conscience
You're not sorry to go, of course. With people like us our home is where we are not. F. Scott Fitzgerald This Side of Paradise Monsignor Darcy house communication