When a man forbids his wife to marry again without losing what he leaves -- it's what I call selfishness after death. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures] Reference
It is what I call selfishness, and selfishness is a most detestable thing, especially to any one of my temperament, for I am well known for my sympathetic nature. From Wordnik.com. [The Happy Prince and Other Tales] Reference
The ignorance, arrogance, and selfishness is simply amazing. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Paterson's numbers bottom out?] Reference
Showing selfishness is not showing strength it shows weakness. From Wordnik.com. [Obama to tour key Western states] Reference
Over indulge in selfishness and conceited ideas about herself. From Wordnik.com. [Blitzer: A touching moment in today's Clinton interview] Reference
“I trace this to a certain selfishness on my part,” he said. From Wordnik.com. [The Obama-McCain Faith Forum - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
But selfishness is a problem on the public's side of the debate, too. From Wordnik.com. [Property Rights Versus Public Access on Trout Streams] Reference
His selfishness is never satisfied; his ingratitude is never at an end. From Wordnik.com. [Science, religion and lucre ...] Reference
People only live when they can forget themselves, for selfishness is death. From Wordnik.com. [Purple Springs] Reference
For selfishness is mostly at the root of worldly parents 'alleged providence for their children. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
I had great respect and admiration for her before, however, her selfishness is so disappointing!. From Wordnik.com. [Blitzer: As the race comes into focus, the gloves come off] Reference
If that was the case, individuals would understand that cooperation, not selfishness is an asset. From Wordnik.com. [The Laws and us; my thinking.] Reference
You call it selfishness I call it individualism, and individualism is what made this country great. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Victimization and Selfishness] Reference
Worse, her entire output can be summed up in the three words: “selfishness is good.” wiley says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Sweet Spot] Reference
To blame Obama for this huge mess that was created by corporate greed and selfishness is shortsighted. From Wordnik.com. [Romans' Numeral] Reference
You may have missed it, but the party of selfishness is now in the deep, deep minority in this country. From Wordnik.com. [Bring your gun (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
Seriously, I refuse to become pregnant again, and that selfishness is part of why Alex will be an only. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy. Sucks. | Her Bad Mother] Reference
Carnality and selfishness is so often called “love” whereas true love serves and sacrifices without the need to dominate. From Wordnik.com. [Lewis on Earthly Love – Grasping for the Wind] Reference
I'd use a word besides "selfishness" -- there's nothing wrong with wanting to look out for number one. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
No. You have to use human selfishness, that is what capitalism is. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2009] Reference
This is but a modification of selfishness, which is not merely cutaneous. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Mr. Preston does not, of course, commend selfishness, which is not true self-interest. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference
Their selfishness was the reason why there wasn't a four-minute response to that little boy's emergency. From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
Socialism is incompatible with selfishness, which is why it has repeatedly failed every time it has been attempted. From Wordnik.com. [Privatizing Kibbutzim | Jewschool] Reference
The policy of our people has not been one of selfishness, which is really what has been prevailing among politicians. From Wordnik.com. [Cuba: Castro Addresses U.S. Friendship Caravan] Reference
I'm precisely like all the rest -- my selfishness is a little more concentrated than theirs, that's the only difference. From Wordnik.com. [The Common Law] Reference
This may sound peculiar, but it is enlightened selfishness, which is the highest good, for it brings blessings upon all. From Wordnik.com. [Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency] Reference
I come to cast away my own life, my life of self and selfishness, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, that. From Wordnik.com. [Town and Country Sermons] Reference
With each success we should beware of envy, the offspring of selfishness, which is apt to creep insidiously into our lives. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century] Reference
She had begun, while they were taking coffee, with a determination to shake off what she inwardly called her selfishness, and turned. From Wordnik.com. [Middlemarch] Reference
It was a kind of selfishness I never knew nothing about before. From Wordnik.com. [Beloved]
And it was the "selfishness" of friendship that compelled him now to find Paul Rubenstein. From Wordnik.com. [The Doomsayer]
Some of the comments on People's Web site blast Barrino for the "selfishness" of her behavior, which seems unfair. From Wordnik.com. [Is Fantasia Barrino taking the right steps following her suicide attempt?] Reference
I considered his attitude on this occasion a piece of the worst kind of selfishness, not to speak of its utter madness. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady of the Ice A Novel] Reference
And so the conversation went back and forth, with Father defending my "selfishness" and my "busywork" and Dussel grumbling the whole time. From Wordnik.com. [The Diary Of A Young Girl]
LearnThatWord and the Open Dictionary of English are programs by LearnThat Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.
Questions? Feedback? We want to hear from you!
Email us
or click here for instant support.
Copyright © 2005 and after - LearnThat Foundation. Patents pending.