Greg LeMond Quotes

Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism.

Boris Johnson has only ever cared about Boris Johnson.

A lot of comedians are selfish.

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race.

If you are passionate only about yourself -that is the road to disaster.

I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!

me-firstism

Selfish, arrogant people drive me crazy.

Where's the mileage in an autobiography? Anyone who writes one inevitably casts themselves as a hero, and I'm not about to do that.

The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie.

Individuals motivated by self-interest, self-indulgence, and a false sense of self-sufficiency pursue selfish ambition for the purpose of self-glorification.

Many said selfishness was the flaw of our modern age; but then self-conceit emerged from a corner of the deepest hell to join selfishness.

Strikers are egotists, selfish. We have to be.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

There's a danger in Hollywood of becoming self-obsessed.

I think that in today's world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.

Being all about me is not a good thing - I don't care what 1978 tried to say - because as long as you mostly think about yourself, you're not going to be a wonderful person. You're just not.

Relationships are give-and-take, and when you're a tennis player, you're certainly not giving. You have to be self-absorbed. It has to be about you.

I won't ever direct a film. And I certainly won't write an autobiography. Only self-obsessed people want to write or talk about themselves!

Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much too long: She's interested in herself; why wouldn't we be?

It's a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

The funny thing about the people I don't like - they're very self-centered.

The dilemma I have is that everything I do at work is all about me, and at what point is that selfish? I'm just talking and singing about myself, or I'm standing on a stage and hoping that everybody likes me. Obviously, it's also about the music and feeling and connecting; I know it's deeper than that.