They were a pretty self-centered crowd, a smug crowd. From Wordnik.com. [Limping Home] Reference
He comes across as an obnoxious, self-centered bully. From Wordnik.com. [Peter Dreier: Why Does Anyone Take Andrew Breitbart Seriously?] Reference
Like most great artists, he was totally self-centered. From Wordnik.com. [An Insider's Glimpse] Reference
Welborn is self-centered on getting some 'quick' money. From Wordnik.com. [David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story] Reference
But as a consequence, we can become self-centered, even selfish. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz] Reference
Bush's own feelings toward Rove were more guarded and self-centered. From Wordnik.com. [Pumping Iron, Digging Gold, Pressing Flesh] Reference
Overselling can come across as desperate and possibly self-centered. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Interview Don'ts] Reference
But his self-centered, sometimes sanctimonious writing grows tiresome. From Wordnik.com. [SNAP JUDGEMENT: BOOKS] Reference
Choosing yourself is not about learning to be selfish or self-centered. From Wordnik.com. [Aleta St. James: Dog Days of Summer: 'Chosen One' Challenge--Break Through Desperation!] Reference
Strikes me as a little ... self-centered, if you want to know the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Rick Horowitz: Now Twitching with Every Twitch in the Polls] Reference
We have been too much self-centered and too closely wedded to the world. From Wordnik.com. [And Judas Iscariot Together with other evangelistic addresses] Reference
Lucy, Sally and Peppermint Patty were bossy, self-centered and even cruel. From Wordnik.com. [Back Talk: Exploring Iraq’s War Marriages] Reference
Supporting a lifestyle, however, is not as outrageous or self-centered as if may seem. From Wordnik.com. [Pauline Millard: Women, Money and How It Affects Who's Paying the Rent] Reference
They are "more likely to be spoiled and self-centered," says demographics expert Cai Feng. From Wordnik.com. [China’s New Empty Nest] Reference
They have been weak, self-centered, small-minded, cowards who had no thought for Earth and. From Wordnik.com. [The Highest Treason] Reference
From being self-centered, we can become other-centered, concerned about the welfare of all. From Wordnik.com. [Ed and Deb Shapiro: 8 Ways Meditation Can Change Your Life] Reference
One could argue that this is a self-centered way of viewing the episode: how the doctor felt. From Wordnik.com. [Why physicians hate to admit their errors, even to themselves] Reference
But with repetition, elementary prayer can develop into more refined, less self-centered habits. From Wordnik.com. [Is God Listening?] Reference
In this sense Palin appeals to the grifter spirit of America -- opportunistic and self-centered. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Palin: The GOP's Poison Pearl] Reference
Kate -- you're 35, but you're acting like a self-centered two-year-old having a public hissy fit. From Wordnik.com. [Bonnie Fuller: Kate Gosselin's New Public Attack on Jon's Parenting Was Selfish & Hurtful To Her Kids!] Reference
But for all that apparently wrapt and self-centered contemplation, Morgan knew the moment when Seth. From Wordnik.com. [Trail's End] Reference
Because I think it's important to commit myself to something higher than my own self-centered needs. From Wordnik.com. [Get Real Men Of Steel!] Reference
In the throes of his addiction he could be meaner and more self-centered than most spoiled celebrities. From Wordnik.com. [The Haunted Honeymooner] Reference
Most people have long perceived only children to be pampered, self-centered and living in a bed of roses. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Teachers may prefer self-centered creative writing to academic non-fiction since it is easier to grade. From Wordnik.com. [Put Down That Poem Before You Kill Yourself] Reference
Bullying and other self-centered behavior can leave legions of employees "battered and bruised," says Board. From Wordnik.com. [Of Criminals And Ceos] Reference
That kind of self-centered attitude showed up in a Chrysler study comparing SUV owners with minivan drivers. From Wordnik.com. [The Unstoppable Suv] Reference
This issue speaks volumes to the self-centered, spoiled and juvenile mind-set that has permeated our culture. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL] Reference
"They become very self-centered and spend a lot of time thinking about what others think of them," Elkind says. From Wordnik.com. [How Well Do You Know Your Kid?] Reference
This is not to say Eat Pray Love just exists in a self-centered air-conditioned meditation cave and has no heart. From Wordnik.com. [Sandip Roy: Eat, Pray, Love: aka I, Me, Myself] Reference
As a result, the article suggests, we parents are struggling to set limits with self-centered, out-of-control children. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL: LEARNING TO DRAW THE LINE] Reference
An appropriate political response when past adventures are exhumed might be: Lord, we were self-centered twits, weren't we?. From Wordnik.com. [Lawyering The Truth] Reference
I've mentioned this in previous stories and received letters from angry readers accusing me of being spoiled and self-centered. From Wordnik.com. [The Slowrino Games] Reference
Chinese experts say the nation of only-children is increasingly self-centered, more and more inclined to abandon old obligations. From Wordnik.com. [Playing With the Old Blood Rules] Reference
Her mother was an overwhelming force, deeply self-centered, bearing down on her children like a galleon in full sail, all guns firing. From Wordnik.com. [The Kay We Loved] Reference
Whiny Monica, ditzy Phoebe and self-centered Rachel have become tired, annoying cliches, and the guys are basically clueless buffoons. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
That's partly because the offspring of one-child families are "more likely to be spoiled and self-centered," says Cai Feng, a demographer. From Wordnik.com. [Playing With the Old Blood Rules] Reference
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