Bram Stoker Quotes

I've pushed several women in front of violent situations. My rule is save myself first.

When Nietzsche praises egoism it is always in an aggressive or polemical way, against the virtues, against the virtue of disinterestedness (Z III "Of the three evil things"). But in fact egoism is a bad interpretation of the will, just as atomism is a bad interpretation of force. In order for there to be egoism it is necessary for there to be an ego.

We are not slow at discovering the selfishness of others; for this plain reason--because it clashes with our own.

All our acts, reasoned and unreasoned, are selfish

Selfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves.

Self-interest, or rather self-love, or egoism, has been more plausibly substituted as the basis of morality.

That knave preserves the pearl in his purse who considers all people purse-cuts.

The common trait of all evil is nothing other than egoism... Basically all human evil comes from what we call the selfishness.

Most of our social nature is like that of other primates - we're mostly out for ourselves.

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice.

I am a very selfish person.

Look out for Number One. If you don't, no one else will.

When are you going to realize that if it doesn't apply to me it doesn't matter?

Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.

And I like to keep whatever is mine remaining that way. It's a funny little game to play and it's a slippery slope. I always say to myself I'm never going to give anything away because there's never any point or benefit for me.

Each man seeks his own interest, not the general interest. Let his own selfish interests be touched, and all concord is at an end.

Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness.

People always choose self-preservation over the greater good, most of the time, with the belief that self-preservation is the greater good.

Politicians have an acutely honed instinct for self-preservation.

I think Jughead's a selfish character. I think he really is.

Like everybody else, I am naturally selfish, and so I'm going to think about myself.

It needs some intelligence to be truly selfish. The unintelligent can only be self-righteous.

My rule is to save myself first.

Selfishness at the expense of others happiness is demonism.

That what appears to be egoism so often isn't.