Sentences with phrase «for selfish ends»

That is the systemic ruin, all for selfish ends, IBB's old «new breed», has wrought on the political party system.

Rather than use the Machine for selfish ends, they use it to give up their very self - identity in order to save others.

Naomi Klein, in her book Shock Doctrine, suggests that governments will use this for selfish ends, i.e.:...

I'm using the story as a paradigm that I think has been abused... or used for the selfish ends of leadership.

Before it our vast disparities of wealth and poverty, wasted natural resources, and the use of God's good gifts solely for selfish ends could not stand.

«I have felt that Vanderbilt University was Methodist, not in the sense that Methodists made it, but in the sense that it was a great trust committed to the Methodist Church to be carried out, not for selfish ends, but for the good of society and the upbuilding of Christ's kingdom.»

Naomi Klein, in her book Shock Doctrine, suggests that governments will use this for selfish ends, i.e.: create the crisis to change the mind of the public.

It permeates the history of post-Classical Western civilization as politics, culture, science, and individualism are perverted for selfish ends.

«China will not engage in geopolitical games for selfish ends, nor will it create an exclusive club, nor will it force trade deals on others from above,» he said.

Governor Sani Bello regretted that the perpetrators of such false, malicious and ungodly speculations and those calling for his resignation either wanted to overheat the polity for their selfish end or are completely ignorant of the country's constitutional provisions.

Governor Sani Bello said the state government would not fold its arms and allow some overzealously repugnant individuals hold people to ransom by instilling fear, anxiety and tension amongst them for their selfish end.

Not exact matches

But don't sleep on the lesson of his older brother, who played by all the rules but still ended up angry and discontent — because he played by them for selfish reasons.

The violence - prone masculine psyche drives us to racism, colonialism, imperialism and other types of oppression which are in fact extensions of the male - female pattern that lets us project the dark side of ourselves onto the other and so allows us to use / abuse other human beings for our own selfish ends.

Other times I think it is selfish for people to have kids before they are financially stable or when they end up resenting their kids for «holding them back.»

That the life of selfish ambition, the struggle for autonomy, acquisition, and success, and attachment to finite goods lead in the end to misery, conflict, guilt, despair, boredom, and frustration.

Yet at the same time the ends which love would accomplish are not the selfish sort which would imply that the lover is seeking his own fulfillment without regard for the loved one.

And because there are those who would exploit religious fervor for their own selfish ends.

I protect kids for a living, do everything I can to help ALL people, respect all life and give everybody their dignity, give my time and resources to help others, complain little, hurt nobody, want minimal things for myself and often go without, sacrifice for family, friends and community, but because I do not think there is a deity in the sky, I'm going to Hell while some selfish, ignorant, mean, destructive, abusive and hateful person who says, «Sorry» to God at the end of their life goes to Heaven.

And selfish reading is training for selfish action, because it teaches us to use others as means to our own ends.

If, like a modern atheist, you believe that life has no purpose except personal enjoyment, you use your life for selfish enjoyment and put an end to it when the loneliness such a life induces seems to outweigh whatever satisfaction it formerly gave you.

Both were desperate to start a religion for their own selfish ends.

I usually try to make this cake for Father's Day, but... I know this is selfish, but because I end up eating so much of the cake, I made a simple cherry pie.

I think both Ozil and Sanchez started to play well near the end for their own selfish reasons to get a big money transfer..

He / she is going to end up brain damaged anyway, because you were so selfish that you forced formula directly into his / her gut, just like fattening a goose for foie gras!

: 0) I guess it's a selfish response on my end because we're already avoiding white flours, high sugar content, high saturated fats, high sodium content... we eat together 7 nights a week, I pack lunches... I worry that the school will come along and undo some of the stuff I've worked so hard for.

Anyone who has the courage to leave a marriage where this is occurring and end that horrible trauma for their children is not selfish but responsible.

After four years of paying daycare and barely making ends meet we knew we couldn't be so selfish and do it for another (what feels like) million years... it totally sucks when money dictates your ovaries.

But it won't be the end of the world or mark your failure as a parent, or mean that you're selfish and awful for recognizing your own biological need to sleep.

TLT: I'll end with a selfish question: what would you do in a district like my own, in which 240,000 meals a day are prepared in a gleaming, $ 52 million central kitchen for reheating at local schools?

Only if you are being seen by a large practice with several doctors, like I was, you may end up with one of your doctor's colleagues, the only male one, the one with the bald head who berates you for being «selfish,» the only one you've never met before.

still hovers over the polity, where some players, back then, tried to hide the state of health of the president, for their own selfish ends.

The last parliament was actually a disaster, as members (both majority and minority) were almost always fighting for their own selfish ends to the detriment of their constituents.

Yes it does, for astronomers are not protecting their selfish ends.

Ultimately, it's a sort of character study, «a complete portrait of a man — one who can be commanding, weak, funny, loving, cold, single - minded, selfless and selfish — and by the end of the drive, you feel like you've known Ivan for years.»

Some well - meaning dog lovers I have encountered, whether in person or through online discussions, have argued vehemently that euthanasia for a behavior problem is never justified — it's always a travesty, a selfish decision and an unforgiveable failure on the part of the owner or trainer that ends up costing the dog its life.

Features: — post apocalyptic open world, which will immerse you in the atmosphere of the world that survived its end — diverse story missions and plenty optional additional jobs — intriguing comic story — variety of vehicles, from fast passenger to unstoppable truck — variety of weapons, designed for destroying your enemys and zombies — vehicle and weapon upgrade system — variety of enemys, among wich decayed corpses, selfish military and local bandits