Famous quotes containing the word selfish:
“Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“We are all selfish & I no more trust myself than others with a good motive.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)