Robin Wright Quotes

I feel like I'm a nice character, and I don't have my own agenda.

Whoever loves becomes humble. Those who love have, so to speak, pawned a part of their narcissism.

It's that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so 'don't fuss, dear; get on with it.'

I guess I'm way too kind and generous, and a saint - if you can believe that!

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

I will serve the people in a very humble way.

My dad and mom believed that you do what you have to do in private and don't make a big deal out of it. Just try to help people as much as you can.

To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.

Always think of yourself as everyone's servant.

I go out of my way to help people, but I don't tell people. Goodness is not about beating your own drum.

The most sublime act is to set another before you.

I want to be that person who could sacrifice everything for others.

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.

The highest of distinctions is service to others.

A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society.

I'm not one to speak about myself. I like to speak about the people around me.

Improv requires one thing I lack that I think most mothers need - the basic instinct to put someone else first.

This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver.

Those who give of themselves rarely regret it.

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

I always put myself second - I like to make others happy.

I'm not - I'm not a person looking for money. I have no political ambitions whatsoever. I don't seek power. I don't seek any kind of praise. I have no ego to fulfill.

There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority.

The great majority of people are calm, resourceful, altruistic or even beyond altruistic, as they risk themselves for others. We improvise the conditions of survival beautifully.