Sentences with phrase «motivated by self»

I'm betting you've seen some lawyers needlessly escalate conflict (perhaps motivated by self interest....)

Lawyers who raise this are accused of being greedy / motivated by self - interest, but I've got no skin in that game so I'm not going to stop doing so.

In a KQED interview, Michael Mann, likely motivated by self - protection, downplayed Gleick's underhanded actions as «poor judgement».

Now, I don't buy in entire his view that everyone is strictly motivated by self - interest.

I've learned some hard investing lessons over the years including that there is a lot of conflicting information on investing and retirement available, and many potential advisers (but not all) are motivated by self - interest.

Such pronouncements are often motivated by self - interest when made by freelancers selling editing, graphic design, or marketing services.

His hedonistic romp through Westworld is equally motivated by self - indulgence and a desire to help his friend.»

An isolated 60 - year - old woman is motivated by a self - help seminar to romantically pursue a younger coworker, causing her to stumble into the spotlight of the Brooklyn hipster social scene.

In the long run that may have good ethical outcomes that in the short term are motivated by self - interest.

John Sturzaker (University of Liverpool) looks at the difficulty of establishing whether NIMBYism is motivated by self - interest or legitimate concerns — and the imbalance of power between people who need housing, and those -LSB-...]

«I don't think those who have expressed concerns about legal aid are motivated by self - interest,» the new justice secretary said.

In each case some are illogical or motivated by self interest while others are not.

Though formulated by some of the toughest minds in the history of modern philosophy — Hobbes, Locke, Flume, and Adam Smith — this tradition gave rise to what would appear to be the most wildly utopian idea in the history of political thought, namely, that a good society can result from the actions of citizens motivated by self - interest alone when those actions are organized through the proper mechanisms.

I've learned some hard investing lessons over the years including that there is a lot of conflicting information on investing and retirement available, and many potential advisers (but not all) are motivated by self - interest.

Not exact matches

So while some of the elderly self - employed will be motivated by paying their bills, others may have decided to spend the years they have left working for themselves rather than for others.

«Through unprecedented access to the players involved, he re-creates all the drama and turmoil of these turbulent days, revealing never - before - disclosed details and recounting how, motivated as often by ego and greed as by fear and self - preservation, the most powerful men and women in finance and politics decided the fate of the world's economy.»

Your self might be motivated by competition with others, like I was.

In 2000, professors Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan published a breakthrough paper on a term they coined «self - determination theory,» suggesting that people (not just Millennials) are motivated by personal fulfillment, typically through three channels: autonomy, connectedness and learning.

Liberal Boomers, who seldom if ever seriously criticize the legions of conservative - demonizers in your midst, for this post I will mostly join Mr. Druckenmiller in accusing you outright, that is, I will act as if this was your premeditated plan motivated by selfish interest, and not a pattern of political self - delusion that you fell into, given the drip - drip - drip of Democrat talking points over the years, given your gleeful listening to those who dismissed conservatives as hateful dunces, so that you ceased to even consider the NUMBERS conservatives kept pointing to, and just kept on doggedly voting D.

Furthermore, the Jews were not motivated here, as Haman was, by greed and self - advancement, but were solely focused on obedience to the Word of God, and focused only on defending themselves, not on profiting from their enemies.

It reminds us that studiousness requires the self - discipline to exclude frivolous pursuits (including the pursuit of frivolous knowledge); that the pursuit of knowledge is at its best when motivated by a genuine desire for the truth, not self - aggrandizement.

In many black churches the healing function in pastoral care — i.e., the function in which a «representative» Christian aids another in restoration to wholeness, including a new level of religious insight — is greatly aided and abetted by the message of black theology, which motivates black people to claim their personhood despite the massive attempts of a racist society to deny their humanity and set in motion a vicious self - hate syndrome.

This is because it is motivated largely by man's self - assertion.

Only when people take courage to face fear, heal from past hurts, as as considerate of others as self, accepting differences where they are debatable and are motivated by love then shall we see less of this kind of thing.

Non-Christian nations tend to have a rough time establishing democracy, because they have no foundation of teaching self sacrifice and unselfish service and other moral values and a public servant in a democracy must not be motivated by greed.

or «I desperately need the security of some dependable limits set and enforced by adults,» or «To hell with the severe, rigid discipline which I experience without the love which would motivate me to become self - disciplined!»

Are people motivated only by self - interest?

And unless the very availability of modern contraceptives by itself stimulates a revolution in attitudes toward family size — as over a quarter of a century of family planning efforts have failed to do in Nepal, and three decades of programs have not done in rural Pakistan — the demographic impact of family planning would be a discrete and self - extinguishing adjustment, as the previously «unmet demand» of motivated users is progressively satisfied.

These are people who, in Abraham Maslow's terms, are motivated at least as strongly by self - actualization trends (the need to grow) as by deficiency needs (the hunger for security, respect, love, etc.).6 Those with intense deficiency needs require therapy; those with a predominance of self - actualization needs respond to growth - oriented methods.

Furthermore, Hartshorne affirms his faith that human beings are often motivated by genuinely altruistic desires which are not merely forms of disguised self - interest.

Many Americans, more motivated by fear of the unknown and self - preservation than compassion for war victims, ignore facts in favor of rhetoric.

«We are able to best serve our customers, effectively run our business and maintain our unique culture by selecting self - motivated individuals who promote teamwork by example and excel in a service environment,» it says.

Harness your thoughts by observing self - destructive inner dialogue or self - doubt, in a non-judgemental way, and mindfully replacing these thoughts with uplifting & motivating statements.

Alexis, If you seriously think that, apart from the occasional exception, Arsenal are either motivated by Wenger or self motivated, then you have been ignoring not only the legendary soft underbelly we have had for about the last decade, which is universal accepted as the awful truth throughout the Prem world, by our ex-players, other top ex player pundits and virtually all our own fans too.

It all comes down to Wenger and the environment at arsenal, Wenger protects the position of his favourite players by buying lower quality, buy but play the player out of position or not buying at all, so his players play in the fake world where there is no real challenge and will not grow if they are not SELF - MOTIVATED.

Bostock also has been motivated by criticism — the self - inflicted kind.

We yank children away from their proper role as self - motivated scientists, testing their world by asking and answering their own questions, and instead force them to become test takers, occupying their brains with our stupid questions.

Motivate yourself by remembering the long - term benefits of losing weight, such as a healthier heart, more energy and improved self - esteem.

When children are motivated «from the inside» to make good choices (rather than motivated by outside rewards), they do the right thing because it gives them satisfaction, makes them feel good about themselves, and boosts their self esteem.

They may well be strongly motivated by ideological commitment to libertarianism (the political philosophy which prioritises individuals excitingly pursuing their self - interest) and faith in the powers of new transformative technologies as well as in the few genius individual entrepreneurs who will lead us into a new kind of post-bureaucratic and post-state society.

In other words, presidential term limits were defended by a broad alliance of MPs motivated by a range of principled and self - interested concerns.

Between the two extremes is the main body of placard - wavers who are motivated by nothing other than self - interest: concern for their jobs, pensions etc..

Until yesterday, under the auspices of self defence and through the protection of Florida's «Stand Your Ground» law, Zimmerman had not been arrested for a crime that the civil rights community insists was motivated by racial prejudice.

Plaid Cymru say the plans are motivated by «self interest», and certainly Labour did win 70 % of the constituency seats in May with 42 % of the vote (60 % with 32 % of the vote in 2007).

Their more secular self - conception, their less xenophobic outlook, and their concerns about official misconduct towards minorities pre-dated significant Muslim immigration and was not motivated by Muslim concerns in the first place.

Self - described «friends,» the governor and mayor had a quiet rivalry marked by inside - the - bubble slights in 2014, but it blew open this year after de Blasio called out Cuomo for being motivated by «vendetta» and not properly fighting for the citys priorities.

«There have been experimental studies showing men are more competitive with one another, while women are more self - directed and motivated by internal factors,» Aral says.

Dr. Parsons embraced a heuristic framework for the etiology of addiction that follows a trajectory from intermittent drug use motivated by hedonic effects to more frequent episodes of excessive drug intake that ultimately lead to a state of dependence, in which drug consumption is motivated by negative reinforcement (i.e., self - medication or the «staving off» of the negative consequences of withdrawal).

A self - described skinny kid, Calum started out lifting rusty old weights in an empty warehouse, motivated by the goal of one day being as strong as his older brother.

In my own defence I take take really bad photos I am considerered by most to look very young beautyfull very very funny strong love my self comfotable in my own skin self reliant motivated want a good man must be vsensual lovung and have big hearted kind caring compationate have almost been...