George W. Bush Quotes

How few aim at the good of the whole, without aiming too much at the prosperity of the parts!

The idea of giving up something small for yourself to gain something big for all is not new, but putting that ancient idea into practice is the central necessity of our new age.

Look not every one to his own things, but to the things of others also

My mother taught me that to maximize your philanthropic potential, you need to constantly challenge your capabilities and put yourself in situations that are not always comfortable. Through her example, I discovered that there is no more beautiful way to live a life than to live a life of service.

We have observed that, in society and the world in which we live, selfishness has increased more than love for others, and that men of good will must work, each with his own strengths and expertise, to ensure that love for others increases until it is equal and possibly exceeds love for oneself.

It's hard to get people to overcome the thought that they have to take care of themselves first. It's hard to get players to give in to the group and become selfless as opposed to selfish.

I know I have a successful career, a successful life. If I sit and say, 'Look, I have a comfortable life,' and I... just think about myself, I don't think that would be fair. That would be very selfish. Because everything I do in my life is to benefit my people.

I guess because I'm a liberal I think it's not people's natural instinct to be completely self-interested.

Everyone thinks chiefly of his own, hardly ever of the public interest.

Serve a cause greater than your self interest.

The major forces in human nature: self interest and caring for others

I'm bothered when people don't understand that they have an obligation to use their best measure of devotion, of resources, to sacrifice for the common good.

Democracy is based upon empathy and the recognition that some decisions are solely for the community's benefit without regard to one's own narrow self-interest.

We have to think beyond ourselves.

Canadians are a compassionate people and we should be. But at what cost?

The best way of fulfilling your own interest is to take care of others.

I see that I must give what I most need.

When I was an animal I evolved through selfishness. Now that I am a man my evolution can be achieved only through self-sacrifice.

Giving yourself is the ultimate revolution.

It’s time we framed every question - every issue -- not in terms of what’s in it for ‘me,’ but what’s in it for all of us?

If you devote yourself to more than yourself ... you will have more than yourself to show for yourself.

It's not about me, it's about my family. You don't answer questions for you, but for us. You learn to live beyond yourself.

When you give as a family, not only are you sharing the happiness that giving brings you by watching it translate into positive change, but you are also transmitting your giving values to your children by engaging them in the giving process itself.

If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.

The truth is, I think we are a self-less society, not a selfish society. Because we're so busy now.