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Being Selfish Quotes

Selfish, honest, and sometimes changed.

Selfishness gets examined honestly here, from someone admitting they crossed a hard personal line to a competitor accused of being selfish simply for playing to win rather than crossing real Boundaries.

Every action that we take has some motivation of either being selfish or altruistic. All that adds up.

Quotes by Adam Yauch

I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't...

Quotes by Shabazz Muhammad

In order to be able to give a girlfriend the amount of time she deserves, you would need time, and I just can't give her that. So, rather than being selfish or stupid enough to go into a relationship, it's...

Quotes by Ryan Kwanten

My son's the most precious thing to me; he's changed me from being selfish to selfless.

Quotes by Ricardo Antonio Chavira

Boundaries Quotes

I want to show the world that you do have some artists that are ready to go to the next level, and instead of being selfish with their career they'll open up the door to other people. I'm in a...

Quotes by Raekwon

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

You have this one life. If you keep being selfish and unkind, it's going to come back to you.

Quotes by Clemantine Wamariya

My mom can't defend herself to the world. She is such an amazing woman, with such an open heart. It's a real hard line, and I crossed it. I took everyone's life story and assumed it would be a great...

Frequently Asked Questions

What does it mean to admit crossing a hard line out of selfishness?
One quote describes taking someone else's life story for personal gain, recognizing afterward that it crossed a real ethical line despite good intentions, an honest reckoning with selfish behavior.
Why was a competitive athlete accused of being selfish?
The quote explains that playing to win and prioritizing the team's success got mistaken for selfishness, showing how competitive drive can be misread by outside observers as personal ego.
Why would avoiding a relationship be framed as avoiding selfishness?
One quote reasons that entering a relationship without enough time to invest properly would be selfish or unwise, choosing instead to hold back until real commitment is possible.
What change does the quote about a son describe?
It describes becoming selfless rather than selfish after having a child, crediting parenthood with reshaping priorities away from self-interest and toward caring for someone else entirely.
Do these quotes view selfishness as always negative?
Not entirely, some frame it as a mistake to grow past, while others suggest what looks selfish from outside may actually be discipline, fairness, or honest self-protection.

Choosing not to enter a relationship without enough time to give feels like avoiding a quieter selfishness, while another voice describes real growth toward Independence and selfless fatherhood.