Selfishness does not mean only to do things for one's self. One may do things, affecting others, for his own pleasure and benefit. This is not immoral, but the highest of morality.
Do good 'cause God wants you to be happy. When you come to church, when you worship Him, you're not doing it for God, really. You're doing it for yourself because that's what makes God happy.
It's true - I am a bisexual. But I can't deny that I've used that fact very well. I suppose it's the best thing that ever happened to me.
Do what's good for you Or you're not good for anybody
Sure, I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself someday.
She was over 80 when she said this.
Believe it or not, Twitter calms me down. I enjoy interacting with people.
The NFL has been good to me.
I'm very focused on projects that help people, not just help me.
I forgive. First, because I've been forgiven by God. Second, unforgiveness makes me miserable. And third, I'm going to need more forgiveness in the future. So we don't forgive for their benefit. We actually forgive for ours.
The technologies that raise the fewest ethical problems are those that work on a human scale, brightening the lives of individual people.
I always tell employees: 'The group's benefit is more important than your personal benefit.'
Nothing is properly one's duty but what is also one's interest.
Boxing has been very, very good to me.
I never made a decision in my life that wasn't one hundred per cent selfish.
I didn't write a book. It wasn't for self-enrichment.
The money isn't a lure. I've done very well out of this business.
It's in my interest, in ours perhaps, or maybe the interests of the greater good, for me to smoke a joint, and calm down.
God bless classic rock. It's been very good to me; I'll tell you that.
A prudent consideration for Number One.
I love singing just for my own benefit.
The celebrity craze is a little much. But it's good for me, so you don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Each man seeks his own interest, not the general interest. Let his own selfish interests be touched, and all concord is at an end.
Of course I want to be good, but that may not be to your advantage.
A politician cannot separate his own personal advantage from his own political advantage.
I declare my belief that it is not your duty to do anything that is not to your own interest. Whenever it is unquestionably your duty to do a thing, then it will benefit you to perform that duty.
