Next to the very young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish. From LearnThat.org. [William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), English writer.]
selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I don't think the word "selfish" is even a little appropriate here. From Wordnik.com. [I love my husband, but sometimes... - SpouseBUZZ] Reference
There is the word selfish, that is, being absorbed in one's own self; in getting every stream to flow by his own door. From Wordnik.com. [Quiet Talks on Power] Reference
Now this is what I call selfish, after all, said I to myself: you will only enjoy yourself with those whose broken peace you have mended. From Wordnik.com. [The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes] Reference
They hear themselves called selfish and insincere. From Wordnik.com. [Buddhism and Buddhists in China] Reference
Her behavior now is just plain selfish and childish. From Wordnik.com. [Carter: After June 3, it will be time for Clinton to 'give it up'] Reference
It is often referred to as selfish and materialistic. From Wordnik.com. [Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages] Reference
Because you're not always selfish and selfish is not always bad. From Wordnik.com. [I Need To Say This...] Reference
She is causing more harm to her party and doing so in selfish ways. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton says she expects lead in popular vote, primary delegates] Reference
This is just plain selfish and lack of concern for our american family. From Wordnik.com. [White House launches counteroffensive over Drudge Report link] Reference
Alice thought about the word selfish, turned it over and over in her mind. From Wordnik.com. [Every Secret Thing]
Some called her selfish for taking a spot in the academy from someone else. From Wordnik.com. [Lesbian Cadet Who Quit West Point Seeks To Return] Reference
The word selfish occurred to her but to be met unabashed by the query, why not?. From Wordnik.com. [Linda Condon] Reference
So the first token we call a selfish token, because you only work for yourself. From Wordnik.com. [ScienCentral] Reference
Anyway, as erp suggests, the word selfish does more to obscure than illuminate. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Democracy and the Appeal of Socialism] Reference
So vegetarianism makes a great deal of sense in selfish, anthropocentric terms. From Wordnik.com. [Vegan Envy] Reference
Increased polarization and short-term selfish bickering on both sides of the aisle. From Wordnik.com. [Howard Steven Friedman: Shift Happens...Often] Reference
And I don't want to make her sleep alone all the time, I mean, how selfish is that?. From Wordnik.com. [MORE FROM GINNY BATES: LESBIANS HAVING BABIES] Reference
But to choose someone else just out of spite is just plain selfish and iresponsible. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton's new job: Persuading diehard fans to back Obama] Reference
If the word selfish holds a negative connotation for you, substitute the word 'self-full.'. From Wordnik.com. [Janice Taylor: Kick in the Tush Club: The Laws of Unattraction] Reference
Dissolving the ego, eradication of all short-term selfish intents, dropping perceptual filters. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
He is a good man and will listen to the will of the people and not indulge in selfish behaviors!. From Wordnik.com. [Obama begins VP search process] Reference
He was just plain selfish and he should do what he recommended others in the same situation to do, period. From Wordnik.com. [Steele on Sanford: 'Here we go again'] Reference
This is the accusation - that the couple are being "selfish" - that I find particularly baffling. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The world called her selfish, but the world was wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping] Reference
Donovan McNabb could be described as selfish and occasionally whiny. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He was once known as a selfish player, a brat, a blaster of management. From Wordnik.com. [NBCSports.com: Sports] Reference
Wayne Gretzky 's doghouse for taking what Gretzky described as selfish penalties. From Wordnik.com. [Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS] Reference
Far from being called selfish, those grandparents are lauded for their selflessness. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Thought] Reference
Some have called her selfish and delusional, narcissistic, a young woman with no sense of reality. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2009] Reference
Riggleman added that when Suzuki is called selfish it takes away from some of the accomplishments. From Wordnik.com. [ESPN.com] Reference
At least that's what one of its recent surveys. iPad owners are best characterized as selfish elites. From Wordnik.com. [PCWorld] Reference
One is loth to call selfish a nature so attractive in its refinement, so unhappy in its over-susceptibility. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Women: George Sand] Reference
Whatever he did seemed so much a matter of habit, that the idea of selfish design or ostentation was utterly excluded from the mind. From Wordnik.com. [Roughing It in the Bush] Reference
He described himself as "reckless and irresponsible," even "foolish" and "selfish" - and he blamed no one but himself - but did it work?. From Wordnik.com. [The Celebrity Blog , Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog] Reference
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