Melanie Chisholm Singer, Songwriter “A lot of the time, the British press make me ashamed and embarrassed to be British. They give others the impression that the British are selfish, envious and bitter people, which is simply not true in my opinion. I think that British people in general are really nice and friendly.” Thinking Nice Selfish ♥ 3
Michael Che Comedian, Actor “I've learned a lot just being around people who grew up so differently from me, which is cool. It teaches you how to be a lot more tolerant. The bigger your world is, the more tolerant and accepting you become, because you have friends from all walks of life. You learn to be a little bit less selfish.” People Littles Selfish ♥ 3
Miles Franklin Author “Only a very small percentage can regard conditions from any but a selfish point of view or conceive of any but their own shoe-pinch.” Views Shoes Selfish ♥ 3
Mortimer Adler Philosopher, Educator “We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others.” Selfish Concerned ♥ 3
Martin Shaw Actor “I hate the standard of stupid and selfish driving we have in this country. We are the worst I've come across.” Country Hate Selfish ♥ 3
Kobe Bryant Professional Basketball Player “Everybody wants to talk about NBA players being selfish and arrogant and individuals. But what you saw today was a team bonding and facing adversity and coming out with a big win.” Team Basketball Selfish ♥ 3
Honore de Balzac Novelist “The passion of love is essentially selfish, while motherhood widens the circle of our feelings.” Love Passion Selfish ♥ 3
LC Liza Campbell Artist “I was loosely aware that most of my characters were fundamentally selfish people, but I didn't intentionally make that a theme.” People Character Selfish ♥ 3
LC Liza Campbell Artist “I do think that it is one of the eternal questions about art, though - is all art intrinsically selfish?” Thinking Art Selfish ♥ 3
Kurt Vonnegut Novelist, Satirist “A story has to be a good date, because the reader can stop at any time. Remember, readers are selfish and have no compulsion to be decent about anything.” Stories Remember Selfish ♥ 3
